Discussion on “Effective interdisciplinary collaboration between statisticians and other subject matter experts”

Abstract

In this review, we discuss and expand on the ideas presented by Anderson-Cook, Lu, and Parker. We describe how statisticians can grow in their respect and ability to collaborate by advancing through five levels of statistical collaboration and leadership. We also share insights based on more than 35 years of combined experience working as industrial statisticians on interdisciplinary teams.

Keywords:

• collaboration
• leadership
• interdisciplinary team
• personal development
• statistical engineering

About the authors

Stephanie P. DeHart is a Principal Statistician in the Applied Statistics group at Eastman. She received her bachelor's degree in mathematics form Roanoke College and master's and Ph.D. degrees in statistics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. She is a senior member of ASQ. Her email address is [email protected].

Kevin White is the Applied Statistics group leader at Eastman. He holds a B.S. and M.S. in statistics from the University of Tennessee. He is a senior member of ASQ and a Certified Quality Engineer. His email address is [email protected].