American Statistical Association - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/237842.xml American Statistical Association - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 From Sex to Drugs to Piano Sonatas, Statisticians are Researching and Reporting Their Findings at Joint Statistical Meetings http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1116014.htm The Joint Statistical Meetings, to be held in Denver August 3--7, address a diversity of subjects ranging from sex to drugs to piano sonatas, from law to climate change to clinical trials. More than 5,000 statistics experts from around the world will share their research and ideas on these and other topics in more than 2,500 sessions. JSM is the world's largest annual gathering of statisticians. To view the entire conference program, visit http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2008/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=main to search on keyword, presenter name or affiliation. (PRWeb Jul 21, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1116014.htm Statistics and Sports: Making the Case for Statistical Analysis in Baseball, Football, and Sports in General http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1105904.htm At the world's largest annual gathering of statisticians, the role that statistics plays in all aspects of sports - including player performance, game predictions, home field advantage - is a hot topic. Statisticians from across the United States will be discussing the role of statistics in sports, as a variety of sports topics are featured among the more than 2,500 presentations at the 168th annual Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), the American Statistical Association said today. One of the conference's late-breaking sessions is devoted to the topic of steroid use in major league baseball, and several more sessions on sports topics are sprinkled throughout the 5-day program at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver August 3--7. (PRWeb Jul 16, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1105904.htm American Statistical Association Announces 2008 Award Recipients http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1101024.htm The American Statistical Association (ASA), the nation's preeminent professional statistical society, today announced the winners of its prestigious annual awards. The winners will be honored on Tuesday evening, August 5, at the President's Address session of ASA's Joint Statistical Meetings in Denver. The list of awards and recipients follows. More information about JSM can be found at http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2008/Presentations will be made at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Denver August 3--7 (PRWeb Jul 14, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1101024.htm Statistics Experts, CBS Director of Surveys to Discuss Accuracy of Election Polls at Joint Statistical Meetings in Denver http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1078784.htm Just a few weeks before the Democratic National Convention and in the same venue, the 168th annual Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) will host several sessions focusing on topics related to electoral process, the American Statistical Association (ASA) announced today. Kathleen Frankovic, Director of Surveys and producer for CBS News, will participate in a discussion of election poll accuracy in one of the conference's two late-breaking sessions. Some 5,500 statisticians will convene at the Colorado Convention Center August 3--7 to participate in the world's largest gathering of statisticians. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1078784.htm Timely Topics Take the Podium at ASA's 2008 Joint Statistical Meetings http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1062734.htm Statistics gurus discuss the statistical issues of topics in the news: climate change, elections, the environment, clinical trials, consumer credit, the 2010 census, sports, and more (PRWeb Jun 30, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1062734.htm JSM Keynote Speakers to Address Future of Health Care http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1025744.htm Health care will be the focus of two major keynote addresses at the 2008 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), the American Statistical Association (ASA) announced today. Mark B. McClellan, MD, PhD, director of the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform, and Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, president and CEO of the Institute for Health Care Improvement, will deliver the addresses. In addition, some 150 sessions at JSM will discuss statistical research and analysis in the areas of health, medicine, pharmaceuticals, and related topics. JSM, the world's largest annual gathering of statisticians, will convene at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, August 3--7. (PRWeb Jun 16, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1025744.htm 2008 Joint Statistical Meetings Convene August 3-7 in Denver http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1008574.htm The 2008 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), the world's largest annual gathering of statisticians, will convene this summer in Denver at the Colorado Convention Center August 3-7. The theme for this year's conference is Communicating Statistics: Speaking Out and Reaching Out, and the sessions will include timely discussions of such topics as the electoral process, climate change, clinical trial design, and sports. (PRWeb Jun 10, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1008574.htm Sastry Pantula Elected 105th President of the American Statistical Association http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb971984.htm The American Statistical Association (ASA), the nation's preeminent professional statistical society, today announced the election of Sastry G. Pantula of North Carolina State University as president-elect of the Association for 2009. Pantula, who is the head of the NCSU Statistics Department and Director of the Institute of Statistics, will serve as ASA president beginning January 1, 2010. He will be the association's 105th president. A complete list of the new ASA Board members, governing board members, and section officers is available at http://www.amstat.org/news/pdfs/2008electionresults.pdf. (PRWeb May 27, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb971984.htm American Statistical Association Names 53 Fellows for 2008 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb953724.htm The American Statistical Association (ASA), the nation's preeminent professional statistical society, today announced the election of 53 of its members as Fellows of the Association. The recipients received the honor in recognition of their outstanding professional contributions to and leadership in the field of statistical science. The Fellows will be presented at a ceremony on Tuesday, August 5, at the Association's 168th annual Joint Statistical Meetings in Denver. A list of the Fellows follows the release. (PRWeb May 20, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb953724.htm American Statistical Association Urges Funding for Science Research and Education in FY 2008 Supplemental Funding Legislation http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb884434.htm ASA has joined 240 leaders of the business, academic and research communities in calling for additional funding for scientific research and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in the FY 2008 Supplemental Funding Legislation. Letters to the President, as well as Congressional leadership, can be viewed at http://www.amstat.org/scipolicy/index.cfm?fuseaction=main. (PRWeb Apr 24, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb884434.htm Lean Six Sigma Beyond the Factory Floor is Topic of New ASA Web-based Training Program http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb876644.htm The American Statistical Association's Section on Quality and Productivity is offering its first web-based training program on April 30 from Noon to 2 pm. The session, "Beyond the Factory Floor: Succeeding with Lean Six Sigma Outside of Manufacturing," will be presented by Roger Hoerl of GE Corporate Research. Registration is available online until April 28 at https://amstat.emeetingsonline.com/emeetings/websitev2.asp?mmnno=206&pagename=ATTENDEE (PRWeb Apr 22, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb876644.htm American Statistical Association Announces Upcoming Webinars for Statisticians in Biopharmaceutical Industry http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb840154.htm The American Statistical Association's Section on Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences is launching a webinar series, the first of which will be offered on April 17. Entitled "The Increasing Sophistication of Statistics in the New England Journal of Medicine (or what your physician should know about statistics, but perhaps doesn't)," the program presenter will be Nicholas J. Horton, Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Smith College (Northampton, Massachusetts) and Department of Statistics at the University of Auckland (New Zealand). (PRWeb Apr 9, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb840154.htm American Statistical Association Offers One-Day Course for Clinical Trial Statisticians on the Analysis of Censored Data http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb840204.htm The American Statistical Association (ASA) is sponsoring a one-day workshop on Friday, April 18, at ASA headquarters here for clinical trial statisticians who wish to analyze their data with the best available methods. The course will review some of the key developments in the analysis of censored event time data over the past three decades. Dr. Danyu Lin, the Dennis Gillings Distinguished Professor of Biostatistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will conduct the course. (PRWeb Apr 9, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb840204.htm American Statistical Association Calls for Audits to Increase Confidence in Electoral Outcomes http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb773424.htm ASA Board adopts position on Electoral Integrity. (PRWeb Mar 17, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb773424.htm ASA Accepting Applications for Statistics Workshop for K-12 Mathematics and Science Teachers http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb732204.htm The American Statistical Association (ASA), the nation's preeminent professional statistical society, announced that applications open today for a workshop on K-12 mathematics and science teachers. "Meeting within a Meeting" is designed to help educators meet current requirements for teaching statistics, data analysis and probability. The conference will be held Monday, August 4 and Tuesday, August 5, 2008 in conjunction with the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in Denver. (PRWeb Mar 1, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb732204.htm American Statistical Association Announces Winners of Joint Student Paper Competition http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb715784.htm The American Statistical Association (ASA), the nation's preeminent professional statistical society, has announced the winners of its 2008 Joint Student Paper Competition. The winners, graduate or undergraduate students or recent graduates, will present their papers at the Joint Statistical Meetings of the ASA in Denver August 3-7. (PRWeb Feb 25, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb715784.htm Create a YouTube Video for Mathematics Awareness Month Contest http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb646991.htm Show your creativity on the topic of "Math and Voting" to compete for $500 prize. The Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) has announced a contest to find the video that best conveys the Mathematics Awareness Month (MAM) 2008 message and the theme, which is "Mathematics and Voting." The topic of submitted videos should be "What Math and Voting Mean to Me," and the producer of the winning entry will receive a $500 prize. (PRWeb Jan 24, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb646991.htm Theme Announced for Mathematics Awareness Month April 2008: "Mathematics and Voting" http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb597281.htm The Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) today announced "Mathematics and Voting" as the theme for Mathematics Awareness Month 2008. Mathematics Awareness Month, held each year in April, was created to increase public understanding of and appreciation for mathematics. At www.mathaware.org, you can view and/or download these articles and essays, as well as a copy of the 2008 poster, "What Makes My Vote Matter?" (PRWeb Jan 3, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb597281.htm International Conference on Health Policy Statistics Convenes in Philadelphia January 17-18 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb574667.htm The 7th International Conference on Health Policy Statistics (ICHPS): Striving for Consensus on Methods, a scientific conference sponsored by the Health Policy Statistics Section (HPSS) of the American Statistical Association (ASA), will convene January 17-18 in Philadelphia. The focus of this year's conference is on the interplay between health policy and research methodology. The keynote speaker is Mark Pauly, health insurance policy expert and professor at the Wharton School. Program and registration information is at http://www.amstat.org/meetings/ichps/2008Keynote speaker is Mark Pauly, health insurance policy expert; conference focus is on the interplay between health policy and research methodology. (PRWeb Dec 10, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb574667.htm American Statistical Association Endorses Conclusions of UN IPCC Fourth Assessment Report on Climate Change http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb573892.htm The Board of Directors of the American Statistical Association (ASA) today released a statement on climate change, including an endorsement of the conclusions of the Fourth Assessment Report of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In a related move, the Board also recommended greater involvement of statisticians in both the IPCC and the US Climate Change Science Program, in addition to the "already extensive and healthy collaboration between statisticians and scientists in basic research on climate change." The Board's statement cites several areas, identified by the ASA workshop, in which statistical science can make a contribution to ongoing research. (PRWeb Dec 5, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb573892.htm American Statistical Association Offers Holiday Gift Suggestions for Statisticians and Mathematicians http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb572428.htm The American Statistical Association's holiday gift list has suggestions for the statistically and mathematically inclined individuals on your list. The list provides some serious as well as tongue-in-cheek selections to help you get through the gifting season. (PRWeb Nov 30, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb572428.htm American Statistical Association Announces Upcoming Webinars for Statisticians in Biopharmaceutical Industry http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb572415.htm The American Statistical Association (ASA) has announced the schedule for the remaining sessions in its Fall series of webinars for statisticians working in the biopharmaceutical industry. The sessions are sponsored by ASA's Biopharmaceutical Section and are open to both ASA members and nonmembers. The November webinar was viewed by more than 700 individuals at 175 sites worldwide, including Canada, Europe, Australia, and China. The next sessions are December 7 and January 10; registration available at http://www.amstat.org/sections/sbiop/webinarseries.html. (PRWeb Nov 29, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb572415.htm American Statistical Association Announces R Language Course http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb549358.htm Alexandria class, open to members and non-members, covers functionality of R language, not statistical concepts. (PRWeb Aug 28, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb549358.htm ASA Announces K-12 National Winners of the 2007 Poster and Project Competitions http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb546506.htm The American Statistical Association, (ASA), the nation's preeminent professional statistical society, today announced the national winners of its annual K-12 statistics poster and project competitions. The winning entries were displayed at The Joint Statistical Meetings earlier this month in Salt Lake City. Photos of winning posters available at: http://www.amstat.org/pressroom/index.cfm?fuseaction=2007postersASA also announced information for teachers about the 2008 poster and project competitions. (PRWeb Aug 15, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb546506.htm ASA Presents 2007 Founders Awards at Joint Statistical Meetings in Salt Lake City http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb542668.htm The American Statistical Association (ASA), the nation's preeminent professional statistical society, last night presented its 2007 Founders Awards to ASA members who have rendered distinguished service to the association. The awards, which are the highest level given by ASA, were presented at the Presidential Awards Session at ASA's 2007 Joint Statistical Meetings in Salt Lake City. (PRWeb Aug 1, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb542668.htm Media Advisory: The 2007 Joint Statistical Meetings Address Issues of National and International Concern http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb541937.htm The American Statistical Association's (ASA) 2007 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) will bring some 5,500 people to Salt Lake City's Salt Palace Convention Center to participate in more than 2,500 oral presentations, panel sessions, poster presentations, continuing education courses, career placement, business meetings, social activities and networking opportunities. It is the world's largest gathering of statisticians. The second oldest continuously operating association in the country, ASA held its first annual meeting in 1840 with 10 people in attendance. The 2007 JSM is the 167th annual meeting of the ASA. A brief history of the JSM can be found at http://www.amstat.org/meetings/JSM/2007/pdfs/ABriefHistoryoftheASAAnnualMeetings.doc (PRWeb Jul 25, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb541937.htm Timely Topics Take the Podium at ASA's 2007 Joint Statistical Meetings http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb540162.htm Many topics of timely interest will be featured among the more than 2,500 presentations and other sessions at the 2007 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) at Salt Lake City's Salt Palace Convention Center July 29 to August 2. JSM is the world's largest annual gathering of statisticians, attended by more than 5,000 people from the government, industry and academic sectors. (PRWeb Jul 18, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb540162.htm ASA Announces 2007 Award Winners: Presentations will be made at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Salt Lake City http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb538895.htm The American Statistical Association (ASA), the nation's preeminent professional statistical society, today announced the winners of its prestigious annual awards. The winners will be honored on July 31 at the President's Address session of the association's 2007 Joint Statistical Meetings in Salt Lake City. The list of awards and recipients is in the release. (PRWeb Jul 12, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb538895.htm ASA Will Hold Climate Change Workshop in Colorado; Announces Travel Grants for Graduate Student Observers http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb538279.htm The American Statistical Association (ASA) today announced it will sponsor a two-day climate change workshop featuring 20-25 leading statisticians and atmospheric scientists. The event, sponsored by the ASA's Science and Public Affairs Advisory Committee (SPA) and the ASA Section on Statistics and the Environment (ENVR), will take place October 26-27 at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. a limited number of travel grants are available for graduate students; application deadline is August 24. (PRWeb Jul 10, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb538279.htm Keynote Speakers Announced for 2007 Joint Statistical Meetings http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/06/prweb533006.htm The American Statistical Association (ASA) has announced the keynote speakers for the 2007 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), the world's largest annual gathering of statisticians, which will convene this summer at Salt Lake City's Salt Palace Convention Center July 29 to August 2. Biographies of all the speakers, and presentation dates and times are available at http://www.amstat.org/meetings/JSM/2007/index.cfm?fuseaction=keynotespeakers. (PRWeb Jun 14, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/06/prweb533006.htm Timely Topics Featured at ASA's 2007 Joint Statistical Meetings http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/06/prweb531008.htm The American Statistical Association's 2007 Joint Statistical Meetings features many topics of timely interest, from war in Iraq, to statistics and search engines, to Tiger Woods' abilities, to jury verdicts. A complete list of timely topics is provided on this web site; to view all 2,500 sessions, please visit the JSM program at http://www.amstat.org/meetings/JSM/2007/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=main (PRWeb Jun 6, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/06/prweb531008.htm Sally C. Morton Selected as ASA President-Elect for 2008 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/05/prweb528728.htm The American Statistical Association has released the results of its 2007 elections, naming new board members, officers and section heads. A complete list of the results is available at http://www.amstat.org/news/pdfs/2007electionresults.pdf. (PRWeb May 25, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/05/prweb528728.htm American Statistical Association Names 59 Fellows for 2007 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/05/prweb527117.htm The 2007 ASA Fellows include US and International recipients, including 10 from the National Capital Area, six from California and four each from Indiana and Washington. A complete list of the honorees, by state, follows the body of the release. (PRWeb May 18, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/05/prweb527117.htm Media Alert: JSM 2007 Early Bird Registration Opens May 1 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb522086.htm The 2007 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), the world's largest annual gathering of statisticians, will be held July 29 to August 2, 2007 in Salt Lake City. Early bird registration period is May 1 through June 21. Advance press registration also is available. (PRWeb Apr 30, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb522086.htm American Statistical Association and the Bureau of Justice Statistics Announce Research Grant Program http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb522085.htm The American Statistical Association (ASA) Committee on Law and Justice Statistics and the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) have announced a small-grant program for the analysis of BJS and other justice-related data. Grants will be awarded in $25,000 to $30,000 range, and preference will be given to research using BJS data. Dissertation research may qualify for the funds, and young investigators are encouraged to apply. (PRWeb Apr 27, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb522085.htm 2007 Joint Statistical Meetings Convene in Salt Lake City July 29 to August 2 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb520462.htm More than 5,000 statisticians from government, industry and academia are expected to attend the 2007 Joint Statistical Meetings, which is the world's largest annual gathering of statisticians. The meeting features a range of activities, including more than 2,500 presentations, panels, roundtables, poster presentations, continuing education courses, exhibit hall (with state-of-the-art statistical products and opportunities), career placement service, society, section and committee meetings, and social and networking opportunities. (PRWeb Apr 23, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb520462.htm NCSU Statistics Professor Surprises Students with Hidden Homer Simpson in Homework Assignments http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb517541.htm In a paper appearing in the May issue of the journal The American Statistician, a publication of the American Statistical Association, Professor Len Stefanski of North Carolina State University describes a method of embedding in large complex data sets hidden messages or images that are revealed only when students do a thorough and correct analysis of the data. The key is that the image appears during the often-overlooked post-analysis when students look at so-called residual plots -- graphical displays that provide visual clues as to whether a data analyst's regression modeling is deficient in any way. (PRWeb Apr 11, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb517541.htm Villanova Math Professor's Study Finds That Higher Batting Averages Don't Always Mean Better Hitting Ability http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb517574.htm Jesse Frey, assistant professor of mathematical sciences at Villanova, recently completed a study that uses Bayesian analysis to determine which batting averages in major league baseball are the best indicators of ability. Frey's findings appears in the May issue of The American Statistician. (PRWeb Apr 11, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb517574.htm ASA and NCHS Research Fellowship Program Accepting Applications http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb515538.htm The American Statistical Association (ASA) in cooperation with the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is accepting applications until May 15 for fellowships at NCHS in Hyattsville, Maryland. Fellows will work to solve methodological problems and study analytic issues relevant to NCHS. Individuals selected will be notified by August 1, 2007. (PRWeb Apr 3, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb515538.htm American Statistical Association Announces Second Webinar for Statisticians in Biopharmaceutical Industry http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb515792.htm The American Statistical Association (ASA) will present the second in its series of five webinars on April 16 with a session entitled "Linear Mixed Models." Geert Verbeke, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium, is the presenter. Registration is currently open for the April 16 session. (PRWeb Apr 3, 2007)

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