The American Statistical Association is promoting careers in statistics though a new campaign titled “This is Statistics”. They just added some very nice promotional material: one and two page handouts, a PowerPoint presentation (a bit too glitzy, but still very informative), and a set of talking points. The materials emphasize the broad range of areas that statisticians work in, the very strong pay and high demand for statisticians, and the diversity of people who go into Statistics. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2015
PMean: My research contributions to patient accrual models
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has a new biosketch format where they ask you to summarize “up to five of your most significant contributions to science.” Here’s a first draft of my research contributions to patient accrual models. Continue reading
PMean: My research contributions to Evidence Based Medicine
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has a new biosketch format where they ask you to summarize “up to five of your most significant contributions to science.” Here’s a first draft of my research contributions to Evidence Based Medicine. Continue reading
PMean: A short biography for the person introducing me
I get requests for a short biography from people asked to introduce me. I like to store these on my website so that I can refer to them and update them. Here’s the latest short bio. Continue reading
PMean: Informed consent in a study without human subjects
Dear Professor Mean: Do you need an informed consent form if you are not conducting research on human subjects? Continue reading