Veracity Versus Illusion in the Contents of an Initial Course in Statistics

Abstract: Without Statistics it would be impossible to give a satisfactory explanation to a large number of human events, and without it, it would be absolutely impossible to foresee them in all their scope, to guide the criteria with which they are to be judged, to take in time the most conducive measures to avoid or accelerate them, to keep them unchanged or to modify them.

It is our main goal to analyze some of the current contents of many initial courses of Statistics as they should be changed and be updated immediately.

A very important point to take into account is that this type of course is usually in some cases the first and sometimes the only course of statistics that students see during their degree training. We have the responsibility to offer the best and most up to date material, thus fulfilling the premise that universities should always be at the forefront of knowledge.

Key words: statistics; courses; contents; knowledge

        JEL codes: A22, C10