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Statisticians Focus on Data Related to Gun Violence at Inaugural Ingram Olkin Forum

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Experienced researchers in gun violence related criminology were invited to attend the Inaugural Statistics Serving Society (S3) Forum to discuss the trends and issues related to the violence of gun use.  Through this Forum they were joined by a variety of statisticians.  In particular... more

ITSEW 2019 - International Total Survey Error Workshop

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The International Total Survey Error Workshop (ITSEW) was held on June 10-12  at the University of Bergamo, Italy brought together survey researchers, practitioners, and methodologists (especially in national statistics offices) to foster an exchange of ideas and... more

NISS Webinar Reviews Alternatives to the Traditional p-value to a Packed House!

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The NISS Affiliates Committee organized and on May 23, 2019 broadcast a webinar that got the attention of many statisticians across academia, business and industry! Over 500 statisticians and others attended the Live Zoom session and another 150 or so took advantage of the LiveStream of the session... more

Affiliate News of Note! ASA and IMS Announce Fellows

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The ASA recently announced their list of Fellows who will be recognized for their professional contributions, leadership, and commitment to the field of statistical science at an awards ceremony Tuesday, July 30, 2019, during the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM 2019) in Denver. NISS would like... more

NISS Welcomes Two New Board Members

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NISS recently welcomed two members to the NISS Board of Trustees. Victor S.Y. Lo Victor S.Y. Lo is a seasoned Big Data, Marketing, Risk, and Finance leader & innovator with over two decades of extensive consulting and corporate experience employing data-driven... more

2019 NISS Writing Workshop for Junior Researchers (at JSM)

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Share a Flyer with Colleagues! WRITING IS IMPORTANT! The ability to write well is critical in the professional life of statisticians. Research can only be valued when it is communicated to other researchers, and this is done broadly through peer-reviewed publications. An inability to write... more

Jan Hannig, NISS Board Member, to Give Talk at Duke University School of Medicine

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On Friday, May 3rd at 10 am Dr. Jan Hannig will be giving a talk at the Duke University School of Medicine.  The title of his talk is "Data Integration Via Analysis of Subspaces (DIVAS)".   Dr. Hannig is a board member of the National Institute of Statistical Sciences. Abstract... more

Sage Advice for Statisticians Looking to Advance their Career in Academia

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The NISS Affiliates Committee held the third of its virtual meet-ups on April 23.  The first two meet-ups targeted landing a job and improving communication skills.  This last meet-up asked experienced and veteran statisticians, from three very different academic environments, what their... more

Follow-up NISS/Merck Meet-up on Real-World Data

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On April 1, 2019, 352 statisticians, epidemiologists and biostatisticians spent a long lunch hour together listening to speakers share examples and talk about their experiences with real-world data.  This was a follow-up to a first meet-up that was held back on October 4, 2018 on this... more

Survey Workshop on Improving the Representativeness of Nonprobability Samples

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A little over 30 statisticians from government, industry, and academia attended the half-day NISS workshop, “Using Surveys to Improve the Representativeness of Nonprobability Samples in Epidemiologic Studies” at BLS’s Janet Norwood Conference and Training Center on March 11.   Four major... more

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