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Rosenberger to Deliver Keynote at Minitab's Global Insights Conference 2019

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From Minitab's press release: Today, Minitab announced that Dr. James L. Rosenberger, Director, National Institute of Statistical Sciences and Professor Emeritus of Statistics at Penn State University will be the keynote speaker at the Minitab Global Insights Conference 2019.... more

Affiliate Career Advice Meet-up Featured in AMSTAT News

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The NISS Academic Affiliate Meet-up that focused on career related advice for junior faculty was featured in the July, 2019 edition of AMSTAT News. On April 23, 2019 speakers Murali Haran (Penn State, statistics department in large research university), Karen Bandeen-Roche (... more

SAVE THE DATES! Join NISS at JSM 2019 in Denver!

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The theme of the 2019 Joint Statistical Meeting (JSM) hosted by the American Statistical Association is Statistics: Making an Impact! The conference will cover topics ranging from statistical applications to methodology and theory to the expanding boundaries of statistics, such as analytics... more

Early Career Researcher Position for New Spatial Modeling Project at NISS

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY in SPATIAL STATISTICS The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) seeks to appoint a postdoctoral Research Associate for a high-impact project to develop and implement spatial statistical methodology for education data. The appointment will be for one-year... more

Statisticians Focus on Data Related to Gun Violence at Inaugural Ingram Olkin Forum

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Experienced researchers in gun violence related criminology were invited to attend the Inaugural Statistics Serving Society (S3) Forum to discuss the trends and issues related to the violence of gun use.  Through this Forum they were joined by a variety of statisticians.  In particular... more

ITSEW 2019 - International Total Survey Error Workshop

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The International Total Survey Error Workshop (ITSEW) was held on June 10-12  at the University of Bergamo, Italy brought together survey researchers, practitioners, and methodologists (especially in national statistics offices) to foster an exchange of ideas and... more

NISS Webinar Reviews Alternatives to the Traditional p-value to a Packed House!

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The NISS Affiliates Committee organized and on May 23, 2019 broadcast a webinar that got the attention of many statisticians across academia, business and industry! Over 500 statisticians and others attended the Live Zoom session and another 150 or so took advantage of the LiveStream of the session... more

Affiliate News of Note! ASA and IMS Announce Fellows

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The ASA recently announced their list of Fellows who will be recognized for their professional contributions, leadership, and commitment to the field of statistical science at an awards ceremony Tuesday, July 30, 2019, during the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM 2019) in Denver. NISS would like... more

NISS Welcomes Two New Board Members

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NISS recently welcomed two members to the NISS Board of Trustees. Victor S.Y. Lo Victor S.Y. Lo is a seasoned Big Data, Marketing, Risk, and Finance leader & innovator with over two decades of extensive consulting and corporate experience employing data-driven... more

2019 NISS Writing Workshop for Junior Researchers (at JSM)

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Share a Flyer with Colleagues! WRITING IS IMPORTANT! The ability to write well is critical in the professional life of statisticians. Research can only be valued when it is communicated to other researchers, and this is done broadly through peer-reviewed publications. An inability to write... more

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