The University of Michigan Biostatistics Department held a conference in Ann Arbor November 13–14, 2009, to celebrate 55+/-5 years in existence … 55+/-5? Can they count? Or is that a 95% confidence interval?
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More on Biostatistics
This year, for the first time, the ASA collected gender information along with the salary information during the salary survey of biostatistics and other biomedical statistics departments. Keith Crank, the ASA’s research and graduate education manager, suggests a story for the gender information provided.
Salary Survey of Biostatistics and Other Biomedical Statistics Departments
Here are results from the fall 2009 Salary Survey of Biostatistics and Other Biomedical Statistics Departments and Units conducted by the ASA. All salary figures are for a 12-month period. As in the past, previous salary survey data have been included for comparative purposes. The estimates are based on responses from 30 departments, plus a few individuals who responded to the survey.
Biostatistics Funding: Opportunities from NIH
In his column this month, ASA Research and Graduate Education Manager Keith Crank discusses two issues that are important to the biostatistics community: the need for more funding to train the next generation of biostatisticians and the need for more funding for methodological research in biostatistics.
Biostatistics Degrees: Missing Data and Other Issues
Tracking down data on the statistics (including biostatistics) discipline, Keith Crank noticed some of these data come from the ASA’s surveys, some from joint surveys with the American Mathematical Society, and some from government agencies.
Biostatistics on the Rise in Japan
Japan is second only to the United States as a consumer of pharmaceutical products. This notwithstanding, statistical contributions to clinical trials and clinical development were not well-recognized in Japan until the ICH-E9 guideline “Statistical Principles for Clinical Trials” was implemented in 1998.