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According to SEMATECH, semiconductor company executives have a hard time enjoying statistics that are produced by engineers in their quest to provide real-time accurate analysis of all aspects of the business and manufacturing dynamics. 

At this year’s 4th Annual ISMI Symposium on Manufacturing Effectiveness, engineers can attend a talk on "You Can't Flunk Your CFO: Teaching Statistics to All Learning Styles," which will be offered in two consecutive sessions starting at 4:10 p.m. on Oct. 24th during the Symposium.

"Learning styles affect how people think about and respond to almost all concepts," said Diane K. Michelson, Member of the Technical Staff at ISMI and organizer of the statistics sessions. "By learning how to present statistics to professionals with different learning styles and backgrounds, industrial statisticians can increase their effectiveness
and make their work more understandable and appreciated."

The sessions will be taught by Kathy Hall, an expert statistician with Hewlett-Packard wafer fab in Corvallis, OR. Hall has a Ph.D. in statistics from Oregon State University and is the industry member of the Oregon Mathematics Education Council, the state board chartered to improve the effectiveness of mathematics teaching for K-16 in Oregon. Assisting her will be Madhuri Mulekar, a professor at the University of South Alabama, who will instruct on how to respond effectively to different learning styles.