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Larry Cox Passed Away

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It is with a heavy heart that we announce that Larry Cox, former NISS Assistant Director, passed away June 1 after a prolonged illness. Larry was one of the pioneers of statistical disclosure control, especially for tabular data protection. He worked at the Center for Disease Control for many years... more

Doerge Named Dean of Mellon College of Science

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Congratulations to NISS Board member Rebecca Doerge who will become the new dean of the Mellon College of Science at Carnegie Mellon University, effective Aug. 1. Doerge also will hold joint faculty appointments in the Department of Biological Sciences in the Mellon College of Science and the... more

NISS Research Fellow Enis Dogan Shares Presentations for NCES

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Research Fellow Enis Dogan has developed some presentations for the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) that highlights the research NISS has conducted recently. See the presentations attached here.

Ingram Olkin - A Giant Among Statisticians - Passes Away at Age 91

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(Much thanks to Jerry Sacks and Dan Solomon for their contributions to this story.) Long time supporter of NISS, Ingram Olkin, passed away on April 28 at the age of 91. Dr. Olkin was Professor Emeritus of Statistics and Education at Stanford University. Olkin received his undergraduate degree... more

Meet Former NISS Postdoc John Aston

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Some of you may remember former NISS postdoc John Aston. He was a postdoc for NISS during 2002-04, and was based at Census Bureau headquarters in Suitland, MD. John studied at Cambridge University for his undergraduate degree in mathematics, then spent half his time at Imperial College of London... more

A “One-Size” Data Monitoring Committee Does Not Fit All Clinical Trial Monitoring Needs

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By Raymond P. Bain, PhD Clinical Trial Design A clinical research design “toolbox” consists of both observational and interventional designs.  A clinical trial is a prospective study comparing the effect of one or more interventions against a control intervention on a pre-specified... more

The End of Survey Science?

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The following was written by David Banks, Professor of Statistics at Duke University and member of the NISS Board of Trustees. Survey science is a lot like global warming. We all realize that we are watching a slow-motion disaster, but very little is being done to manage the consequences. The... more

2016 Jerome Sacks Award: Call for Nominations

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Nominations are being sought for the 2016 Jerome Sacks Award for Outstanding Cross-Disciplinary Research. The prize recognizes sustained, high-quality, cross-disciplinary research involving the statistical sciences. An award of $1,000 will be presented during the NISS/SAMSI reception at JSM in... more

NISS Board Member Ron Wasserstein in the News

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NISS Board of Trustees member wrote an article for Huffington Post about the Powerball Jackpot. Here is a link to the article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ronald-l-wasserstein/if-winning-the-powerball-_b_8961606.html

NISS - 2015 in Review

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The following was written by NISS director Nell Sedransk as she reflects on the accomplishments of 2015 and looks forward to 2016. The year 2015 has been a very exciting time for NISS: for NISS - celebrating the 25th Anniversary, and for me personally - taking over as the third NISS Director,... more

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