The SPES Marquardt Memorial Speakers Program facilitates visits of experienced applied statisticians to colleges and universities to give a seminar and meet with students and professors.
Applied Statistics
Ellis R. Ott Scholarship Awarded for 2018-2019
The Statistics Division of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) awarded two Ellis R. Ott Scholarships for Applied Statistics and Quality Management for the 2018–2019 academic year.
Nominations Wanted for 2019 Gertrude M. Cox Award
The award includes a $1,000 honorarium, travel expenses to attend the Washington Statistical Society (WSS) Annual Dinner, and a commemorative WSS plaque.
CSP 2019 Promises Real-World Experience
With its focus on the application of statistics to solve real-world problems, the Conference on Statistical Practice brings together hundreds of statisticians, data analysts, researchers, and scientists each year.
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.
Workshop Focuses on Reproducibility
The Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shares insights from their February 2015 workshop on reproducibility issues from a statistical perspective.
Applied Statisticians: Get the Most Out of JSM
Amit Bhattacharyya, an appointed member of the Committee on Applied Statisticians (CAS), shares recommendations for how applied statisticians can best engage in thoughtful discussions about various uses of statistical principles and applications at JSM 2016 in Chicago.
Ellis R. Ott Scholarship
The Statistics Division of the American Society for Quality is offering $7,500 scholarships to support students enrolled in or accepted into a master’s degree or higher program with a concentration in applied statistics and/or quality management.
Physical and Engineering Sciences Section News
The SPES Marquardt Memorial Speakers Program facilitates visits of experienced applied statisticians to interested colleges and universities to give seminars and meet with students and professors. Read on to find out how you can become involved.
BASS XXI on Tap for November
The 21st meeting of the Biopharmaceutical Applied Statistics Symposium (BASS XXI) will be held November 3–7 at the Crowne Plaza Washington DC-Rockville. At least 16 one-hour tutorials on diverse topics pertinent to the research, clinical development, and regulation of pharmaceuticals will be presented.