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Biopharmaceutical Section Cracks Code on Cross-Sector Collaborations
Richard C. Zink, vice president of biostatistics at Lexitas Pharma Services, recently took the ASA Statistical Partnerships Among Academe, Industry, and Government (SPAIG) Committee behind the scenes to see how the Biopharmaceutical Section cracked the code on productive cross-sector collaborations.
Build Your Successful Consulting Practice: Advice from a Blog Series
Anthony Carra shares the lessons he has learned over time from running his own consulting business.
Negotiating Fair Compensation
Statistical consultant Steve Simon offers tips for getting the compensation you deserve.
2015 Salary Survey of Business, Industry, and Government Statisticians
The ASA conducted a salary survey of the association’s nonacademic members in the United States employed by business, industry, or government.
A Recipe for Successful Collaborations
During JSM 2015, the ASA’s SPAIG committee highlighted cutting-edge collaborative projects through successful partnerships between academia, industry, and/or government organizations. In the statistical field and related professions, sharing of ideas from different organizations frequently leads to exchange visits, support for graduate students, consulting jobs, grant award for faculty, and continuing education opportunities for statisticians outside of academe.
Applied JSM
There are many applied sessions taking place at this year’s JSM in Seattle. Here, Chuck Kincaid sorts through some of the best opportunities and lists them for you.
Salary Survey of Business, Industry, and Government Statisticians
Here are the results of the survey of the association’s nonacademic members in the United States who are employed by business, industry, or government.
Statistics in Business and Industry: The Path Forward
Gerry Hahn and Necip Doganaksoy look back on the role statistics has played in business and industry.
Data Synchronization: Leveraging Existing Business Data to Better Measure the Economy
This month’s guest columnist, Adrienne Pilot of the Council of Economic Advisers, describes a major development for the federal statistical agencies. A carefully crafted proposal to Congress would allow the economic statistical agencies to better synchronize their business data, thereby allowing these agencies to improve their economic statistical data while still protecting confidentiality.