At the start of his talk, Dirk Eddelbuettel (Senior Data Scientist / Engineer, TileDB) shared a bit of his background and included his journey to how he got started on Rcpp. He eventually made the big step to become an author and uploaded one package to CRAN, then a few more followed... more
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In the March 2022 Amstat News issue #537, Nell Sedrasnk was highlighted as one of the Celebrating Women in Statistics and Data Science selections!
Congratulations Nell!
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Nell Sedrasnk Interview:
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The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) and Merck sponsored a Virtual Meet-Up on the use of Statistical and Deep Learning Methods for Biomedical Images on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 from 11 am to 12:30 pm ET.
This meetup provided a snapshot of this vital interdisciplinary area... more
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On February 25, 2022 from 12 to 1:30 pm NISS organized and held a webinar that focused on "The Importance of Being a Good Mentor."
Dr. Joel Dubin begins the day’s discussion advising to be adaptive and keep communication lines open. He states that it is beneficial to communicate your... more
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Once again, NISS gathered senior statisticians sharing advice with their extensive experience working in the federal government. (see Event page) In addition, these individuals have graciously made it a priority to share their experiences so that others may better understand and be... more
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On Thursday, Jan 27, the NISS Graduate Student Network hosted a very informative panel discussion where to hear and learn about postdoctoral positions in statistics. This panel of current and former postdoctoral fellows shared many reasons you might consider a postdoctoral position after graduation... more
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Another exciting NISS Virtual Career Fair took place with presentations that shared helpful information and insight about the National Labs. (see Event page) This career fair took place Wednesday, January 19, 2022 from 12-1:30 pm ET with much excitement from our audience. We certainly learned... more
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“When you work for the government, you’re not just working for a job, you are working for a mission.”
Eileen O’Brien (NASS)
We had an outstanding lineup of speakers during this Government Career Fair which took place on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, from 12-1:30 pm ET. Statisticians in... more
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When a study is disrupted by COVID-19, investigators are faced with the question of what to do next. Should they simply analyze the current data and reach a conclusion? If the trial is re-started with a new recruitment phase, is it permissible to change the target sample size or modify the... more
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[Please Note: The program for this Ingram Olkin Forum on Unplanned Clinical Trial Disruptions is available at: Session Five.
In some studies, disrupted by COVID-19, continued follow-up of existing patients and recruitment of new patients has not been possible, leading to smaller sample... more