The Committee on Applied Statisticians (CAS) has organized several sessions covering a range of topics during this year’s virtual JSM.
Master's Notebook
To Get a PhD or Not to Get a PhD? Part 4
The ASA Committee on Applied Statisticians gives you the experiences of four statisticians who took different paths after their master’s degrees. This month, Erin Twomey-Wilson explains why she found a master’s degree to be the best fit for her.
To Get a PhD or Not to Get a PhD? Part 3
The ASA Committee on Applied Statisticians is giving you the experiences of four statisticians who took different paths after their master’s degrees. This month, Allison Florance explains why she found a master’s degree to be right for her.
To Get a PhD or Not to Get a PhD? Part 2
The ASA Committee on Applied Statisticians gives you the experiences of four statisticians who took different paths after their master’s degrees. This month, Mark Otto discusses the path he took after earning his master’s degree.
To Get a PhD or Not to Get a PhD?
In graduate school or after, many of us become statistical Hamlets, asking, “to get a PhD or not to get a PhD?” Unable to pull off an acceptable crossover trial, the ASA Committee on Applied Statisticians gives you the experiences of four statisticians who took different paths after their master’s degrees.
Making Decisions for a Long, Satisfying Career
Susan Duke uses her career as an example of finding your way to a job that gives you internal meaning and purpose.
Early-Career Statistician Offers Language, Tools for Establishing Influence
Jessica Lavery shares the tools she picked up during her first few years as a statistician that have proven useful in gaining respect and being taken seriously by senior collaborators.
The Important Role of the Master’s Statistician in Clinical Trials
Master’s statisticians make invaluable contributions to projects at the Data Coordination Unit, the data coordinating center for several multicenter clinical trials and clinical trial networks.
A Master’s in Statistics from a Scientist’s Perspective
Sheila Rosenberg believes pursing a master’s degree in statistics is worth the hard work. Here, she explains what she learned through the process and gives reasons for why she recommends a master’s in statistics.
My Journey from There to Here … Another Way to Get to ‘Master Statistician’
This month, columnist Wayne Fischer discusses his life lessons after 45 years of applying, consulting, and teaching applied statistics—first in industry and then in health care.