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The statistician and the manager

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Rational management depends upon the provision and proper use of information about the determinants and probable consequences of decisions. The provision of this information is a task best left to the services of a statistician who is professionally competent and himself uncommitted to policy and therefore in a position to offer objective judgment. What is required is an effective dialogue between the manager who asks pertinent questions and the statistician who provides relevant answers. How can this dialogue be made effective? Can the manager trust the statistician? Will the statistician be listened to? This paper examines the conditions necessary to ensure mutual trust between manager and information services. It offers guidelines for the behaviour of both parties to the dialogue.

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  • Benjamin, Bernard, 1974. "The statistician and the manager," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 2(2), pages 263-267, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jomega:v:2:y:1974:i:2:p:263-267
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