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New Initiatives and Highlights of JSM 2013

The Joint Statistical Meetings provide a unique opportunity for members of our profession to come together each year and share their scientific ideas. This year’s JSM is special, with the theme being “Celebrating the International Year of Statistics.” Members of the JSM program committee have put together an outstanding program consisting of 183 invited, 196 topic-contributed, and 230 contributed sessions. Bhramar Mukherjee, JSM 2013 Program Chair, discusses some of the new initiatives and highlights on tap for this year.

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Here are the highlights of the May issue of the ASA journal Technometrics.

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The Quality and Productivity section of the ASA has put together an exciting program for the Joint Statistical Meetings this year.

Member News, Section News, Statistics and the Environment »

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The Section on Statistics in Epidemiology will sponsor the short course “Causal Inference and Its Application in Health Sciences” at the Joint Statistical Meetings.

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ASA President Marie Davidian interviews the ASA’s public relations coordinator Jeffrey Myers.

Member News, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Section News »

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Stats for Scientists Proposal Draws ASA’s Attention

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