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Volumes of Survey Data Provide Valuable Insights into Vaccine Hesitancy

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, epidemiologists and data scientists have relied heavily on publicly reported data about cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. However, this data does not often give the full picture of the pandemic, particularly when public health reporting systems are not always timely... more

Ingram Olkin Forum Examines Analyses of Data Related to Police Use of Force

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To honor the work and actions of the late Ingram Olkin, an eminent statistician, mentor and contributor to social causes, NISS brings together experts and researchers from a variety of fields and backgrounds to Statistics Serving Society forums.  The focus of these forums is to spotlight a... more

Statisticians and Data Scientists - Get Engaged and “Take A Seat at the Table!”

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(See Event page) “This was a wonderful and informative presentation, and a real call for our communities to get engaged in joining the discourse about the uncertainty of even the best science, and to keep open communication among the various opinion camps.” Jim Rosenberger, (Director, NISS... more

Statistics or Data Science for K-12 Education?

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What are the challenges and changes that have happened to teaching stats and data science in grades K-12 over the years? What has worked? How do we best equip our students with the data skills they need, after all, the kids in school today are the future!  The goal of this session was to... more

Prescriptive Analytics and Optimization Methods Highlight Final Data Science Essentials Tutorial

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One of the special capacities of NISS is to find experts who are willing to share valuable knowledge and experience of cutting-edge approaches that help others understand and tackle unique statistical issues. This tenth and final Essential Data Science for Business session is no exception.  (... more

New NISS Board of Trustees Named

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NISS is very pleased to announce new board members whose terms will officially begin on July 1, 2021.  New elected members to the NISS Board of Trustees include Nancy Potok, Aarti Shah and Eric Tchetchen Tchetchen.  New members of the board serving as appointed... more

Lessons Learned about Communicating Statistical and Epidemiologic Concepts to Broad Audiences

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What a year!  During 2020-2021 the general public has been confronted by huge amounts of statistical, medical and public health concepts, methods, and results related COVID-19 and the pandemic.  What have we learned about the transmission and understanding by the public of this volume of... more

First CANSSI-NISS Health Data Science Workshop a Virtual Success!

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The First CANSSI-NISS Health Data Science Workshop was held not in Waterloo, Ontario as was originally planned but virtually hosted by NISS on Zoom May 7 through 8, 2021. (see Event page) Nearly 200 statisticians and health data scientists from the U.S. and Canada logged into a variety of... more

Communicating Statistics to the Media: Highs and Lows During the Pandemic Described

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The current pandemic crisis is notable for the vast amount of traffic in official and unofficial information and claims.  Who better to offer some personal insights into the challenges of trying to bring some illumination to the statistics about the pandemic than Sir David Spiegelhalter.... more

Ingram Olkin Forum Deliberates Bayes and Frequentist Approaches to Rescuing Disrupted Trials

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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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