Many scientific research journals now require (or are considering requiring) that research data be made publicly available. Availability does not constitute adequacy of information for sound statistical analysis. The purpose of this workshop is to examine the statistical prerequisites for "available data" to permit analysis at various levels of complexity.

Editors of premier scientific journals will present their experience and articulate their goals for making data available to initiate a dialog with the statisticians at the workshop. The workshop output will be a white paper articulating the statistical considerations that will dictate the degree of complexity possible in a statistical analysis.

Speakers

Rolf Apweiler, Past President of Human Proteome Organisation (HUPO)
Richard W. Carlson, Editor, Earth & Planetary Letters
Katrina Kelner, AAAS, Deputy Editor for Life Sciences, Science
Gary King, Harvard University, The Dataverse Network Project
Robert Moffitt, Editor of American Economic Review
Ani Thakar and Jordan Raddick, Johns Hopkins University, Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)
Edward Ungvarsky, Chief, Trial Division, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia


Representatives of Societies:

Gary King, Harvard University - Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMS)
Roger Peng, Johns Hopkins University- The International Biometric Society (IBS)
Ron Wasserstein, Executive Director- American Statistical Association (ASA)
Elizabeth Zubritsky - American Chemical Society (ACS)

 

AGENDA

Friday, February 8, 2008
8:30   Registration: Coffee, Fruit and Rolls
8:45  Welcome
9:00  Science	Katrina Kelner
9:45  Earth & Planetary Letters	Richard W. Carlson
10:30 Break
11:00 Human Proteome Organization	Rolf Apweiler
11:45 Sloan Digital Sky Survey	Ani Thakar and Jordan Raddick
12:30 Lunch
1:30  American Economic Review	Robert Moffitt
2:15  DC Public Defender Service	Edward Ungvarsky
3:00  Break
3:30  Statistical Issues	Gary King
4:00  Panel: Professional Societies
American Chemical Society	Elizabeth Zubritsky
American Statistical Association	Ron Wasserstein
Institute of Mathematical Statistics	Gary King
International Biometric Society	Roger Peng
5:00  Discussion of Saturday's Agenda
5:15  Adjourn
Saturday, February 9, 2008
8:30  Coffee, Fruit and Rolls
9:00  Working Session (by invitation)
1:00  Adjourn

 

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