RWD and its applications in the pharmaceutical industry was the topic of the fourth virtual meet-up sponsored by the National Institute of Statistical Sciences and Merck and co-sponsored by the ASA’s Health Policy Statistics Section for the first time this year. Big data, real-world data, and observational data have become ubiquitous and essential components of the drug development and commercialization process.
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Census-FNS-ERS Partnership Delivers Unique Products by Leveraging Data
Two statistical agencies—the US Census Bureau and US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Economic Research Service (ERS)—have formed a strategic partnership with USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), which administers USDA’s food and nutrition assistance programs.
The Makings of a Survey Methodologist—and a Survey Methodology Conference
QDET2 conference chair Amanda Wilmot discusses her experience in survey research and shares what she hopes participants will learn from attending the conference in November.
Statistics Without Borders Helps UNICEF
Statistics without Borders analyzed time stamps and GPS points collected during UNICEF’s nutrition surveys and developed three tests that could be used to review the quality of interviewer-selected samples.
Survey Research Scientists Tell Us What It Takes to Design a Survey
We wanted to know what it takes to develop and design a survey, so we interviewed Mario Callegaro and Gordon Willis, two research scientists. Both men will be featured speakers at the International Conference on Questionnaire Design, Development, Evaluation, and Testing, which will take place in Miami, Florida, in November 2016.
Forecasting Citrus Production in Florida
During the last decade, nearly three quarters of all United States citrus was grown in Florida. The relative size of the Florida citrus crop demands that statistically accurate forecasts be made starting in October of each year and continuing throughout the marketing year. To provide these statistically accurate forecasts, the National Agricultural Statistics Service developed a survey program based on objective counts and measurements (rather than subjective reporting from individual producers). Read about it here.
SRMS Announces JSM 2011 Sponsored Sessions
The ASA Survey Research Methods Section will sponsor or cosponsor more than 50 sessions at the 2011 Joint Statistical Meetings in Miami Beach, Florida.
CBMS Seeks Enrollment Data
Since 1965, the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences has undertaken a comprehensive study of U.S. undergraduate programs in the mathematical sciences, with funding from the National Science Foundation and support from the mathematical sciences professional societies.