Mason (2010) describes a collection of statistical skills that are typically required of engineers today, sorting them into lists based on whether they might be learned in a single introductory statistics course versus requiring slightly more advanced learning. This class covers almost all of this material, although we don't go as deeply into the more advanced topics. We finished his first basic list last week, and we introduced his most advanced topic (e. g., SPC) very early in this class. Required:
a. Discuss Mason's notion that you are to be an engineer first and a statistician second.
b. What does that mean to you in terms of how you think about the career you are studying to begin, and how do you think this class might impact a job interview you might ultimately go on later in your studies?