Amanda Golbeck was a first-generation college student, who attended Grinnell College on scholarships. It was at Grinnell she taught herself how to conduct a cluster analysis using SPSS, analyzed the results, and became hooked on quantitative research. She earned her graduate degree and studied a broad array of subjects—finally settling on biostatistics. In 2017, she authored a book on the life and work of Elizabeth Scott: Equivalence: Elizabeth L. Scott at Berkeley. It includes a microhistory of Scott’s use of statistics to promote the status of women in science.
leadership and women in statistics
Statisticians Talk About Leadership
With the growing awareness that leadership competency among statisticians is instrumental in advancing our profession, Amanda Golbeck presents quotes from leading statisticians on a broad range of statistics leadership topics.