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NISS Board of Trustees Committees for 2021-2022

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The work of NISS does not get done by itself!  There are a number of committees that work throughout the year to ensure that the activities and outreach of NISS continues to fulfill NISS’s mission. Here is the list of the individuals that serve on the various committees that report to the... more

NISS and ITSEW Go Way Back!

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The first total survey error workshop was held in 2005, at the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Washington, DC. It was organized and sponsored by NISS under the auspices of the NISS Affiliates Program. The organizers were Paul Biemer (then and still at RTI International), Jerry Reiter (then and still... more

NISS 2021 Affiliate "Luncheon" Program Focuses on Statistical Significance

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NISS 2021 Affiliate "Luncheon" Program NISS Affiliates liaisons and representatives representing academia, industry and government institutions traditionally meet over lunch at JSM to catch up with one another and hear from speakers on a topic of current interest. Prospective... more

2021 NISS Awards Ceremony Honors Three Individuals

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On Monday, August 2, 2021 NISS Affiliates and other invited guests got together to celebrate the work of three individuals.  NISS confers three prestigious awards each year to honor these efforts. Here are the recipients of this years awards. Jerome Sacks Award for Cross-... more

Details Discussed Concerning the Airborne Nature of COVID-19 Spread of Infection 

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One could probably not find a better expert to talk about the airborne nature of the COVID-19 virus than Lidia Morawska who currently serves as the Director of the International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health and as Distinguished Professor at the Queensland University of Technology in... more

NISS Graduate Student Network Convenes Two Day Research Conference

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NISS’s Graduate Student Network (GSN) is a network of graduate students from NISS Affiliate academic institutions.  The goal of the network is to create connections among graduate students from different academic institutions, help students tackle the challenges of graduate programs and find... more

Volumes of Survey Data Provide Valuable Insights into Vaccine Hesitancy

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, epidemiologists and data scientists have relied heavily on publicly reported data about cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. However, this data does not often give the full picture of the pandemic, particularly when public health reporting systems are not always timely... more

Ingram Olkin Forum Examines Analyses of Data Related to Police Use of Force

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To honor the work and actions of the late Ingram Olkin, an eminent statistician, mentor and contributor to social causes, NISS brings together experts and researchers from a variety of fields and backgrounds to Statistics Serving Society forums.  The focus of these forums is to spotlight a... more

Statisticians and Data Scientists - Get Engaged and “Take A Seat at the Table!”

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(See Event page) “This was a wonderful and informative presentation, and a real call for our communities to get engaged in joining the discourse about the uncertainty of even the best science, and to keep open communication among the various opinion camps.” Jim Rosenberger, (Director, NISS... more

Statistics or Data Science for K-12 Education?

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What are the challenges and changes that have happened to teaching stats and data science in grades K-12 over the years? What has worked? How do we best equip our students with the data skills they need, after all, the kids in school today are the future!  The goal of this session was to... more

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