NISS Parameters Newsletter

Each quarter, the NISS team publishes Parameters - a newsletter that delivers updates on activities, Affiliate programs, training, and workshops related to NISS. 

 

NISS Parameters - Winter / February 2019

  1. Director's Notes
  2. R & Spark: Tools for Data Science Workflows
  3. Using Surveys to Improve the Representativeness of Nonprobability Samples in Epidemiologic Studies
  4. Statistical Challenges in Immuno-Oncology", the Latest in a Successful Series of Meet-ups
  5. NISS-Merck Meet-up Featured in AMSTAT News
  6. NISS Academic Affiliates Meet Online to Learn About Improving Statistical Communication
  7. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Southern Methodist University join NISS as 
    Academic Affiliates 
  8. Highlight: Meet NISS Research Associate Luca Sartore
  9. News of Special Note!  Congratulations Michael Robbins
  10. New Website Feature: Meet-Up Recordings
  11. NISS Welcomes New Staff
  12. NISS - Upcoming Events
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NISS Parameters - Fall / November 2018

  1. Greetings from the NISS Director!
  2. Highlight: Meet NISS Research Associate Andreea Erciulescu
  3. R & Spark – NISS Sponsored Workshop
  4. Popular R & Spark Short Course held at SAMSI Offices!
  5. Virtual Meet-Up for Academic Affiliates Connects with Many Graduate Students
  6. NISS-merck Meet-ups on a Roll!
  7. University of Kentucky, Georgia State University join NISS as Academic Affiliates 
  8. Reflections on WSDS 2018
  9. STATFest 2018 a Success!
  10. International Conference on Advances in Interdisciplinary Statistics and Combinatorics (AISC)
  11. NISS - Upcoming Events
  12. Affiliate Job Announcements
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NISS Parameters - Summer / August 2018

  1. Greetings from the NISS Director!
  2. G. Jogesh Babu, 2018 Jerome Sacks Award Recipient
  3. Schonlau Receives NISS 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award
  4. NISS Welcomes New Board Members!
  5. NISS Affiliate Luncheon at JSM
  6. NISS – SAMSI – MBI Reception at JSM
  7. Academic Affiliate Meet-Ups Planned
  8. JSM Writers Workshop for Junior Researchers a Success! Again!
  9. NISS Sponsored JSM Session on Big Data – Standing Room Only!
  10. Minitab and Albert Einstein College of Medicine - New NISS Affiliates!
  11. Affiliates!  Send your Job Announcements to NISS!
  12. NISS - Upcoming Events
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NISS Parameters - Spring/May 2018

  1. Message from the Director
  2. Meet Board Member Mimi Kim
  3. Save the Dates!  Join NISS at JSM 2018 in Vancouver
  4. Upcoming NISS Hosted or Co-Sponsored Events
  5. Highlight:  Meet NISS Research Associate - Ya Mo
  6. Writing Workshop for Junior Researchers
  7. Announce Your Job Openings on the NISS Website
  8. University of Georgia Hosted the 6th Noggins Workshop
  9. NISS / CANSSI R and Spark Workshop Takes Place in Toronto
  10. Bootstrap Methods and Permutation Tests NISS Workshop - Times Available in May/June

 

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NISS Parameters - Winter/January 2018

  1. From the Director’s Desk
  2. NISS hosted its first virtual meet-up in partnership with Merck
  3. Western Michigan University’s Department of Statistics becomes a NISS Affiliate
  4. From a NISS Postdoc to a Statistician at RAND Corporation: Meet Michael Robbins 
  5. A New Paradigm: R and Spark tools for Data Science Workflows
  6. Meet our colleague, Joseph Rodhouse: "There is a wealth of research on the factors impacting survey response. However, much is still to be known and I hope to contribute scientifically to this body of knowledge."
  7. NISS 2018 Jerome Sacks Award: Call for Nominations
  8. SAVE THE DATE: Join NISS at JSM 2018 in Vancouver, Canada

To open the newsletter in a web browser, click here.

 

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NISS Parameters - Fall/September 2017

In this issue:

  1. From the Director’s Desk
  2. NISS Spreads its Wings at the JSM
  3. NISS welcomes James Rosenberger as new NISS Director
  4. Jun S. Liu receives the 2017 NISS Jerome Sacks Award for Cross-Disciplinary Research
  5. Shanti Gomatam and Minge Xie receive the 2017 NISS Former Postdoc Achievement Awards
  6. Phillip Kott receives the 2017 NISS Distinguished Service Award
  7. R and Spark: Tools for Data Science Workflows. A new NISS course
  8. NISS co-sponsors UNC's 2017 Atlantic Causal Inference Conference
  9. NISS Co-sponsors STATMOS Workshop on Climate Extremes
  10. NISS co-sponsors the 2017 USCOTS Conference in Pennsylvania

For the online version, click here.

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NISS Parameters - Spring/May 2017

In this issue:

  1. From the Director’s Desk
  2. SAVE THE DATES: Join NISS at the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in Baltimore, Maryland
  3. NISS at the 2017 Conference on Statistical Practice 
  4. "Mentoring…and Giving Back" at the 2016 WSDC Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina    
  5. Upcoming Events
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NISS Parameters - Summer/Fall 2015

  • Sedransk Named New Director of NISS - page 1
  • NISS Debuts its Website - page 2
  • NISS News Bytes - page 2
  • Fienberg Awarded NISS Sacks Award - page 3
  • Jiang and Steinberg Receive Former Postdoc Achievement Award - page 4
  • Eltinge and Nunnelly Bestowed Distiguished Service Awards - page 5
  • Photos from the NISS/SAMSI Reception at JSM 2015 - page 6
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NISS Parameters - Spring 2015

In this Issue:

  • NISS Actively Working on TCRN Project - page 1
  • NISS Helps Convene Task Force for NASS - page 1
  • Solomon Remembers How NISS was Started - page 2
  • Affiliates Meeting Covers Reveiw Process and More - page 3
  • NISS News Bytes - page 4
  • Former Postdoc Profile: Matthias Schonlau -  page 5
  • NISS Celebrates its 25th Anniversary  - page 6 
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NISS Parameters - Winter 2014

In this Issue:

  • Analyzing Complex Survey Data with Missing Item Values - page 1
  • NISS in Transition: Looking Back, Celebrating, Looking Forward - page 2
  • 8th Annual ITSEW Workshop - page 3
  • NISS News Bytes - page 4
  • Board Meeting Addresses Transition of Organization - page 4
  • Postdoc Profile: Neung Soo Ha - page 5
  • Seeking Nominations for Jerome Sacks Award for Cross-Disciplinary Research - page 6

You'll also find a listing of our affiliates.

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