Applied statisticians and data scientists must be-almost by definition-collaborative because they rarely author the studies they design or generate the data they analyze. However, essential collaboration skills are seldom taught as part of statistics graduate programs. With strong skills in effectively engaging with others, statisticians can proac-tively seek collaborators, work to develop research questions, design analyses, and contribute fully to all parts of a project. As with nearly all research and scientific areas, it is important to bridge interactions with effective and influential teamwork, clear communication, negotiation, inclusion of diversity, and shared terminology. Clearly, to meaningfully collaborate requires multi-facetted skills and a lot of practice.
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