James B. McDonald

James B. McDonald is a professor of economics and managerial economics at Brigham Young University. The author expresses appreciation to Steve White and Dave Williams for their able research assistance and to Steve for preparing many of the figures used in the presentation; to Earl Faulkner for providing references to some excellent material on the history of statistics; to Jay Irvine who provided data on starting salaries for graduates; to Richard Butler, Kaye Hanson, and Steve White for their comments on earlier versions of the paper; and to his parents, Leonard and Arola McDonald, and his wife, Kathy McDonald, for their assistance and encouragement.