Brigham Young University. Statistical Services
In 1971, Statistical Services was organized to continue and broaden a service that had been performed unofficially by faculty for some time. It combined the consulting efforts of faculty and staff from the Statistics and Mathematics departments, Computer Research Centers, and the Testing Division. The project was headed by the Statistics Department. Its coordinators included Melvin Carter and Dale O. Richards. In 1979, it was reorganized to become the Statistical Laboratory.
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Description
Established: 1971
Abolished: 1979
Location: Provo, Utah (1971-1979)
Functions
Statistical Services offered assistance with research by helping design and interpret experiments and sampling surveys statistically and mathematically. It also assisted researchers with computer functions. It was used primarily by faculty and graduate students from all departments.
Assets and Administrative Structure
Statistical Services was run by a coordinator, under the direction of a committee made up of the chairman of the Statistics and Mathematics Departments, the manager of the Computer Research Centers, and director of the Testing Division. The whole service operated under the Research Division.
Associated Units
Superior unit: Brigham Young University. Research Division (1971-1979)
Later unit: Brigham Young University. Statistical Laboratory (1979)
Associated Archival Materials
Brigham Young University Dept. of Statistics Records, 1966-1993 (UA 1188; restricted)
Sources
Brigham Young University Dept. of Statistics Records, 1966-1993 (UA 1188, Box 1, Fol. 3) (functions, administrative structure)
Brigham Young University Dept. of Statistics Records, 1966-1993 (UA 1188, Box 1, Fol. 14) (name, date established, Melvin Carter)
Brigham Young University Dept. of Statistics Records, 1966-1993 (UA 1188, Box 6, Fol. 7) (Dale O. Richards)
Maintenance Information
Record ID: EAC-2011-00061
Creator: CEL