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who apply statistical methods and technique in a wide variety of disciplines.
Training of “statisticians” has been adjusted to accommodate the increasing
number of students, due to the demand for specialists to handle emerging
new sources of data. The value systems of societies have been modified with
the increased competitiveness in the labour market, emphasis on production
and productivity and the surge and spread of utilitarian principals. Also, in
spite of the generalised use of technology in society, there is an increasing
anti-science attitude among populations and political leaders of developed
nations.
The professional organisations have programmes of divulging their codes
and the benefit of their application, reaching existing statistical practitioners.
To ensure that all future statisticians and statistical practitioners behave
professionally and ethically, it is necessary that they are properly trained in
basic scientific methodology and the principles of ethical behaviour of the
profession.

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