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Nominations Sought for 2022 COPSS Awards

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Each year, the statistical profession recognizes outstanding members at the Joint Statistical Meetings in an awards ceremony organized by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS). Nominations are an important part of the process, and everyone can contribute—from the newest to... more

NISS Affiliates Describe Open Academic Positions and Give Down-to-Earth Advice

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Three NISS Affiliate institutions were represented by faculty intimately familiar with the hiring process. They included Murali Haran, Professor of Statistics and Head of the Department of Statistics at Penn State University, Tian Zheng, Professor of Statistics and Chair of the Department of... more

NISS at JSM 2021

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As in years past, NISS sponsored activities were in full swing at JSM sessions.  Those who signed up for JSM2021 can still view the recordings of the sessions at the conference site. Sunday, 8/8/2021 Statistically Accurate Interactive Displays for Educational and Government Reports (... more

2021 Writing Workshop Continues as a Huge Success!

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On August 6 and 13 the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) hosted once again the Writing Workshop for Early Researchers.  A successful workshop since its inception in 2007 and this year’s workshop was no different!  (see Event page) NISS gathered a host of senior authors... more

NISS Co-Sponsors Affiliate Events

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There are two events listed in the Upcoming Events that are being co-sponosored by NISS.   The Department of Statistics at Purdue is hosting the Distinguished Theme Seminar Series 2021 on Causal Inference and the Department of Statistics at Florida State Univerisity is hosting their annual... more

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

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