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1 BCASA NEWSLETTER B o s to n C h a p te r o f th e A m e ric a n Sta tis tic a l A s s o c ia tio n Serving Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont Vo lu m e 2 9, N o. 3, J a n u a ry H o m e page: h ttp ://w w w.a m s ta t.o rg /c h a p te rs /b o s to n N e w s le tte r: [email protected] Up c om i n g Events January 15 6:00 pm 30 Lothrop Street, New tonville, MA Annual Winter Potluck Dinner and Party February 15 6:00 pm Simmons College Statistician of the Year: Xiao-Li Meng

2 page 2 PRESIDENT S REPORT From Dominique Haughton A s pa s t B C A S A p re s id e n t it is m y p le a s u re to w is h yo u a ll a w o n d e rful ! I a m a ls o d e lig h te d to o ffic ia lly le a v e th e B C A S A in th e c o m p e te n t h a n d s o f o u r n e w P re s id e n t, To m L a n e. M a n y m a y re c o g n ize To m 's n a m e b e c a u s e th e y re c e iv e e -m a ils fro m h im. To m s ta rte d ru n n in g B C A S A e -m a il a c tivitie s in M a rc h In S e p te m b e r o f th a t ye a r h e c re a te d th e c h a p te r's w e b s ite. H e a ls o s e rv e d a s P ro g ra m C h a ir fro m to To m w a s b o rn in B o s to n a n d ra is e d in D e d h a m. H e d id b o th h is u n d e rg ra d u a te a n d g ra d u a te w o rk a t M IT, w h ile H e rm a n C h e rn o ff trie d to e s ta b lis h a s ta tis tic s p ro g ra m a t th e s c h o o l. A t M IT h e a ls o w o rk e d w ith B ill D u M o u c h e l a n d R o y W e ls c h. H is P h.d. d is s e rta tio n w a s o n s e ria l d e p e n d e n c e in lo g is tic re g re s s io n. S in c e g ra d u a te s c h o o l, To m h a s w o rk e d o n th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f s ta tis tic a l s o ftw a re. H e b e g a n a t IB M, w h e re th e y u s e d A P L to w rite s o ftw a re th a t s p e c ia lize d in re lia b ility a n a lys is a n d q u a lity c o n tro l, b u t jo in e d B ill D u M o u c h e l a t B o lt B e ra n e k a n d N e w m a n (B B & N ) in A t B B & N h e fo c u s e d o n e x p e rim e n ta l d e s ig n a n d c o m p u te r-a s s is te d d a ta a n a lys is. S in c e h e h a s b e e n a t M a th W o rk s, w o rk in g o n th e M AT L A B Sta tis tic s To o lb o x. W o r k th e r e in c lu d e s m u ltiv a ria te a n a lys is, m a c h in e le a rn in g, a n d P K /P D m o d e lin g. From Tom Lane I h o p e e v e ryo n e h a d a h a p p y a n d re s tfu l N e w Ye a r h o lid a y a n d is re a d y fo r th e ye a r a h e a d. P le a s e h e lp u s c o n tin u e th e h o lid a y c e le b ra tio n b y jo in in g o u r a n n u a l s o c ia l o n J a n u a ry 1 5. T h is is a lw a ys a g o o d tim e a n d a g o o d o p p o rtu n ity to m e e t yo u r c o lle a g u e s in a d iffe re n t e n v iro n m e n t. T h is is m y in a u g u ra l re p o rt a s c h a p te r p re s id e n t. A s yo u c a n s e e o n th e w e b s ite a n d a t th e e n d o f th is n e w s le tte r, M a u reen M a ye r a n d S a c h ik o M iya h a ra a re a ls o s ta rtin g n e w te rm s. M a u re e n w a s re -e le c te d a s P ro g ra m C h a ir. S a c h ik o w a s a p p o in te d a s S e c re ta ry to re p la c e T zu -m in Ye h, w h o m o ved o u t o f th e a re a. I lo o k fo rw a rd to w o rk in g w ith M a u re e n, S a c h ik o, a n d th e re s t o f th e te a m. T h e re a re o th e r, p e rh a ps le s s o b v io u s c h a n g e s. Yo u p ro b a b ly re c e iv e d th is n e w s le tte r f r o m C h in g -Ti L iu, w h o h a s ta k e n o ve r m y o ld jo b o f m a in ta in in g th e w e b s ite a n d e -m a il lis t. M o s t

3 page 3 o f th e n e w s le tte r w a s c o m p ile d b y Va n e s s a X a n th a k is, w h o jo in s Sta n M o rs e a n d N ic k H o rto n o n th e n e w s le tte r's E d ito ria l Te a m. P e rh a ps yo u w o u ld lik e to s e e y o u r n a m e h e re! T h e re a re m a n y w a ys to c o n trib u te to th e c h a p te r. T h e s e ra n g e fro m s h o w in g u p a t a p la n n in g c o m m itte e m e e tin g to o ffe r a n o p in io n, to ta k in g a m o re a c tiv e ro le s u c h a s th o s e a lre a d y m e n tio n e d. P le a s e c o n s id e r jo in in g u s. I'd lik e to c lo s e w ith a trib u te to tw o fo rm e r C h a p te r P re s id e n ts, D o m in iq u e H a u g h to n a n d K a th y M o n ti. D o m in iq u e u p h e ld th e tra d itio n s ta rte d b y G e o rg e W a s h in g to n, w h o v o lu n ta rily lim ite d h im s e lf to tw o te rm s a s p resid e n t. W e a re g ra te ful fo r h e r c o n trib u tio n s to th e c h a p te r, th e a re a, a n d th e p r o f e s s io n. T h a n k s to D o m in iq u e w e n o w o ffe r th e o p p o rtu n ity to a tte n d c h a p te r e v e n ts re m o te ly (o v e r th e in te rn e t). T h is h e lps u s to b e tte r s e rve s ta tis tic ia n s th ro u g h o u t o u r re g io n. H e r B e n tle y U n iv e rs ity V irtu a l A n a lytic s S ym p o s iu m is a ls o a fin e a d d itio n to th e s e t o f p ro fe s s io n a l o p p o rtu n itie s a v a ila b le in th e B o s to n a re a. A n d h e r o n -lin e jo u rn a l, C a s e Stu d ie s in B u s in e s s, In d u s try a n d G o v e rn m e n t Sta tis tic s, is a w e lc o m e o u tle t fo r a p p lie d re s e a rc h. K a th y e n d e d h e r v e ry s u c c e s s fu l te r m a s P re s id e n t te n ye a rs a g o. S in c e th e n s h e h a s c o n trib u te d a t th e n a tio n a l le v e l th ro u g h th e B io p h a rm a c e u tic a l S e c tio n, th e C o u n c il o f C h a p te rs, a n d th e B o a rd o f D ire c to rs. S h e w a s n a m e d a n A S A F e llo w in F o rtu n a te ly, s h e h a s c o n tin u e d to p ro v id e th e B o s to n C h a p te r w ith th e b e n e fit o f h e r e x p e rie n c e a n d w is d o m. I a m o n e o f m a n y c h a p te r o ffic e rs w h o h a v e a p p re c ia te d h e r g u id a n c e o v e r th e ye a rs. S a d ly, h e r a d v ic e w ill b e a little h a rd e r to o b ta in fro m n o w o n, a s s h e p la n s to m o v e to C h ic a g o to b e c lo s e r to fa m ily. W e a re fo rtu n a te th a t s h e w ill o n c e a g a in h o s t th e A n n u a l S o c ia l th is ye a r. P le a s e jo in u s a t th e s o c ia l to w is h K a th y a fo n d fa re w e ll!

4 page 4 TREASURER S REPORT* IN C O M E M e m b e rs h ip - A S A $ 5, B a n k A c c o u n ts $ 2 5, M e m b e rs h ip - L o c a l $ C D s $ 2 2, S h o rt C o u rs e s $ 2, T O TAL IN C O M E $ 8, T O TAL AS S E T S $ 4 8, E X P E N S E S S h o rt C o u rs e s, E v e n ts $ 5, P la n n in g C o m m itte e $ T O TAL E X P E N S E S $ 5, NET GAIN $2, *R e fle c ts a c c o u n ts a s o f D e c e m b e r 2 0,

5 page 5 ANNOUNCEMENTS Statistician of the Year th In , a t th e a n n iv e rs a ry o f th e f o u n d in g o f th e A m e ric a n Sta tis tic s A s s o c ia tio n (in B o s to n ), th e B C A S A a w a rd e d its firs t Sta tis tic ia n o f th e Ye a r A w a rd to F re d M o s te lle r. P r o f. M o s te lle r re c e iv e d th e a w a rd fo r h is e x c e lle n c e in te a c h in g a n d m e n to r s h ip, h is in flu e n tia l re s e a rc h, a n d h is s e rvic e to th e p ro fe s s io n. In h is h o n o r th e a w a rd w a s s u b s e q u e n tly re n a m e d th e B C A S A M o s te lle r Sta tis tic ia n o f th e Ye a r A w a rd. T h e a w a rd is p re s e n te d e a c h ye a r in F e b r u a ry, a t a b a n q u e t/le c tu re, to a s ta tis tic ia n w h o h a s m a d e e x c e p tio n a l c o n trib u tio n s to th e fie ld a n d s h o w n o u ts ta n d in g s e rvic e to th e s ta tis tic a l c o m m u n ity a n d th e B o s to n C h a p te r. T h e re c ip ie n t o f th e a w a rd is X ia o -L i M e n g o f H a rvard U n iv e rs ity. C o n g ra tu la tio n s X ia o -L i! New England Isolated Statisticians Meeting T h e fifte e n th N e w E n g la n d Is o la te d Sta tis tic ia n s M e e tin g (N E IS M 1 5 ) w a s h e ld o n N o v e m b e r 6, a t E m m a n u e l C o lle g e in B o s to n. T h is a n n u a l e v e n t p rovid e s a w o n d e rfu l o p p o rtu n ity fo r s ta tis tic ia n s in is o la te d s e ttin g s (u s u a lly a tta c h e d to m a th e m a tic s d e pa rtm e n ts in s m a ll c o lle g e s ) to in te ra c t w ith o n e a n o th e r a n d e x p lo re is s u e s re la te d to th e te a c h in g o f s ta tis tic s. Tw e n ty-s ix s ta tis tic ia n s fro m a ll o v e r N e w E n g la n d pa rtic ipa te d in N E IS M 1 5. F o r th e firs t tim e, s ta tis tic s fro m c o m m u n ity c o lle g e s a tte n d e d. In th e m o rn in g pa rtic ipa n ts d is c u s s e d h o w to in te g ra te in to a n in troducto ry s ta tis tic s c o u rs e th e s ta tis tic a l lite ra c y to p ic s J e s s ic a U tts s e t o u t in W h a t E d u c a te d C itize n s S h o u ld K n o w A b o u t Sta tis tic s a n d P ro b a b ility. T h e a fte rn o o n s e s s io n o ffe re d pa rtic ipa n ts a c h a n c e to s u b m it q u e s tio n s f o r g roup dis c u s s io n. Q u e s tio n s c o v e re d p e d a g o g y, te x tb o o k s, c o u rs e c o n te n t, s o ftw a re, a n d th e u s e o f te c h n o lo g y in th e c la s s r o o m. P revio u s N E IS M m e e tin g s w e re h e ld a t W illia m s, A m h e rs t, S m ith, B a b s o n, B rya n t, S im m o n s, a n d P in e M a n o r c o lle g e s. S in c e w e u s u a lly s ta y a t o n e p la c e fo r tw o ye a rs, N E IS M 1 6 w ill p ro b a b ly a g a in b e a t E m m a n u e l C o lle g e. T h e d a te is S a tu rd a y, N o v e m b e r 5,

6 page 6 P revio u s N E IS M h a v e b e e n o rg a n ize d b y B o b G o ld m a n a t S im m o n s C o lle g e a n d J o h n M c K e n zie a t B a b s o n C o lle g e. W e a re g ra te fu l to B C A S A fo r its c o n tin u in g fin a n c ia l s u p p o rt a n d to M a tth e w To m fo r b e in g o u r h o s t a t E m m a n u e l. W e a re a lw a ys a n x io u s to e x pa n d th e re a c h o f N E IS M. If yo u w o u ld lik e to b e in v ite d to N E IS M 1 6 p le a s e d o c o n ta c t o n e o f u s. B o b G o ld m a n ro b e rt.g o ld m a s im m o n s.e d u J o h n M c K e n zie m c k e n b a b s o n.e d u Statistics Career Day T h is ye a r th e B C A S A w ill h o ld its Sta tis tic s C a re e r D a y o n M a r c h 5 o r M a rc h 1 2, p ro b a b ly a t U M a s s B o s to n. T h e a im is to g iv e h ig h s c h o o l s tu d e n ts a n d in s tru c to rs in v o lv e d w ith A d v a n c e d P la c e m e n t Sta tis tic s c o u rs e s a liv e o p p o rtu n ity to e n vis io n w h a t a c a re e r in s ta tis tic s m ig h t b e lik e a n d h o w to p u rs u e s u c h a c a re e r. To d o th is w e w ill c re a te a s e ttin g in w h ic h pa r tic ipa n ts c a n in te ra c t w ith s ta tis tic ia n s in g o v e rn m e n t, in d u s try, a n d a c a d e m ia a s w e ll a s w ith u n d e rg ra d u a te a n d g ra d u a te s tu d e n ts in th e fie ld. W e n e e d h e lp fro m s ta tis tic ia n s a n d s tu d e n ts fro m a ll a re a s a n d w ith v a rie d in te re s ts. Yo u r pa rtic ipa tio n w o u ld m a k e a g re a t d iffe re n c e! A P s tu d e n ts w a n t v e ry m u c h to h e a r w h a t s ta tis tic ia n s d o, h o w th e y g o a b o u t it, w h a t pa th s th e y h a v e ta k e n, a n d p ro s p e c ts in d iffe re n t a re a s o f s ta tis tic s. W e a ls o n e e d s u g g e s tio n s fo r s o m e o n e w h o c o u ld g iv e a k e yn o te s p e e c h : a d yn a m ic le c tu re r a b le to c o n n e c t w e ll w ith h ig h s c h o o l s tu d e n ts a n d to s h o w th e m h o w m u c h fun s ta tis tic s c a n b e. If yo u a re in te re s te d in h e lp in g u s o r h a v e a n y s u g g e s tio n s, p le a s e c o n ta c t: M iria m C h e rn o ff: m c h e rn o ff@ s d a c.h a rvard.e d u L iju a n D e n g : ld e n s d a c.h a rvard.e d u

7 page 7 Mu Sigma Rho Honorary Society T h e B C A S A e n c o u ra g e s a ll fa c u lty te a c h in g s ta tis tic s in M a s s a c h u s e tts, R h o d e Is la n d, Ve rm o n t, N e w H a m pshire a n d M a in e to c o n s id e r n o m in a tin g u n d e rg ra d u a te a n d g ra d u a te s ta tis tic s s tu d e n ts fo r m e m b e rs h ip in M u S ig m a R h o, th e n a tio n a l h o n o ra ry s o c ie ty fo r s ta tis tic s. In d u c te e s w ill re c e iv e a fre e m e m b e rs h ip in th e A S A a n d B C A S A a n d a s u b s c rip tio n to C h a n c e m a g a zin e. T h is is a g re a t w a y to e n c o u ra g e c a re e rs yo u r to p s tu d e n ts to p u rs u e a c a re e r in s ta tis tic s a n d to in tro d u c e th e m to m a n y u s e fu l re s o u rc e s a n d jo b o p p o rtu n itie s. T h e p ro c e s s is s tra ig h tfo rw a rd fo r b o th th e n o m in a to r a n d n o m in e e. N o m in e e s s h o u ld f ill o u t a 1 -pa g e fo rm a n d a tta c h a tra n s c rip t (unoffic ia l is fin e ) a n d $ 5 in d u c tio n fe e for e a c h n o m in e e. T h e n o m in e e o n ly n e e d s to c o n firm h is o r h e r in te re s t. M o re in fo rm a tio n a n d n o m in a tio n fo rm c a n b e fo u n d a t: h ttp ://w w w.m a th.s m ith.e d u /~ n h o rto n /m s r.h tm l C o m p le te d fo rm s a n d in d u c tio n fe e s, w h ic h a re d u e b y M a rc h 1, , s h o u ld b e s e n t to D r. L ia m O 'B rie n D e pa rtm e n t o f M a th e m a tic s C o lb y C o lle g e M a yflo w e r H ill W a te rv ille, M E M u S ig m a R h o o ffic e rs fo r a re : P re s id e n t: G e o rge M c C a b e V ic e P re s id e n t: Lyn n e S e ym o u r S e c re ta ry-tre a s u re r: J a c k ie D ie tz D ire c to rs a t L a rg e : S c o tt E v a n s, C h ris M a lo n e, a n d B o b Ste p h e n s o n

8 page 8 New Biostatistics Major at Simmons College In M a y, th e S im m o n s C o lle g e fa c u lty a p p ro ve d a n e w u n d e rg ra d u a te m a jo r in B io s ta tis tic s. T h e m a jo r is h o u s e d in th e M a th e m a tic s a n d Sta tis tic s D e pa rtm e n t. T h e n e w m a jo r is a response to re c e n t s u rg e o f s tu d e n t in te re s t in th e s u b je c t a t S im m o n s. M o re th a n 5 0 p e rc e n t o f o u r M a th g ra d u a te s in th e p a s t th r e e ye a rs h a ve c o m p le te d o r a re c u rre n tly c o m p le tin g g ra d u a te p ro g ra m s in s ta tis tic s o r b io s ta tis tic s. S im m o n s h a s a tra d itio n a l s tre n g th in h e a lth -re la te d fie ld s w ith p o p u la r p ro g ra m s in N u rs in g, P h ys ic a l T h e ra p y, N u tritio n, a n d P u b lic H e a lth. T h e e x is te n c e o f th e s e a llie d p ro g ra m s w a s th e p r im a r y re a s o n o u r d e pa rtm e n t c h o s e to e s ta b lis h a b io s ta tis tic s ra th e r th a n a s ta tis tic s m a jo r. O th e r re a s o n s w e re th e in c lin a tio n s o f th e fa c u lty a n d th e p re s e n c e o f n u m e ro u s h e a lth -re la te d o rg a n iza tio n s o n o u r d o o rs te p. A fte r th e in tro d u c to ry, a p p lie d c o u rs e, s tu d e n ts in B io s ta tis tic s w ill ta k e tw o in te rm e d ia te le v e l a p p lie d b io s ta tis tic s c o u rs e s (o n e o n regre s s io n m o d e ls a n d o n e o n d e s ig n ). T h is is fo llo w e d b y th e ye a r-lo n g P ro b a b ility T h e o ry a n d M a th e m a tic a l Sta tis tic s s e q u e n c e. T h e p re re q u is ite s fo r th is s e q u e n c e a re th re e s e m e s te rs o f C a lc u lu s a n d L in e a r A lg e b ra. T h e m a jo r a ls o re q u ire s s tu d e n ts to ta k e a c o u rs e in C o m p u te r P ro g ra m m in g, a n a p p lic a tio n s c o u rs e u s in g S A S, a n d tw o B io lo g y c o u rs e s. E s ta b lis h in g th e m a jo r require d a c o u p le o f n e w c o u rs e s a t a tim e w h e n re s o u rc e s a t th e c o lle g e w e re tig h t a n d e x is tin g p ro g ra m s w e re b e in g c a re fu lly s c ru tin ize d. W ith in th e d e pa rtm e n t th e re w a s (n o t u n re a s o n a b le ) c o n c e rn th a t a s u c c e s s fu l B io s ta tis tic s m a jo r w o u ld c o m e a t th e e x p e n s e o f th e M a th m a jo r. It is s till e a rly d a ys b u t w e a re o p tim is tic! A t th is p o in t w e h a v e s ix m a jo rs a n d s e ve ral m in o rs. F o r fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n, p le a s e c o n ta c t B o b G o ld m a n : ro b e rt.g o ld m a s im m o n s.e d u

9 page 9 U.S. VERSION OF CENSUS AT SCHOOL PROGRAM T h e A S A a n d P o p u la tio n A s s o c ia tio n o f A m e ric a (PA A ) e s ta b lis h e d th e U.S. ve rs io n o f C e n s u s a t S c h o o l, a n in te rn a tio n a l c la s s ro o m p ro je c t th a t e n g a g e s s tu d e n ts in g ra d e s 4 th ro u g h 1 2 in s ta tis tic a l p ro b le m s o lv in g. Stu d e n ts c o m p le te a n o n lin e s u rve y, a n a lyze th e ir c la s s c e n s u s re s u lts, a n d c o m pa re th e ir c la s s w ith ra n d o m s a m p le s o f s tu d e n ts in th e U n ite d Sta te s a n d o th e r pa rtic ip a tin g c o u n trie s. T h e p ro je c t b e g a n in th e U n ite d K in g d o m in a n d n o w in c lu d e s A u s tra lia, C a n a d a, N e w Z e a la n d, S o u th A fric a, Ire la n d, a n d J a pa n. T h e A S A a n d PA A a re s e e k in g c h a m p io n s to e x pa n d th e U.S. C e n s u s a t S c h o o l p ro g ra m. T h is is a w o n d e rfu l o p p o rtu n ity fo r s ta tis tic ia n s a n d s ta tis tic s e d u c a to rs to p e rfo rm o u tre a c h in th e ir c o m m u n itie s. F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n a b o u t h o w yo u c a n g e t in v o lv e d, c o n ta c t M a rth a A lia g a : m a rth a m s ta t.o rg R e b e c c a N ic h o ls : re b e c c a m s ta t.o rg UPCOMING NEW ENGLAND SYMPOSIUM ON STATISTICS IN SPORTS T h e s ym p o s iu m w ill b e h e ld a t H a rv a rd U n ive rs ity in C a m b rid g e, M a s s a c h u s e tts o n S a tu rd a y, S e p te m b e r 2 4, S a ve th e d a te. F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n c o n ta c t th e o rg a n ize rs : M a rk G lic k m a n a n d S c o tt E v a n s. BCASA Planning Committee T h e B C A S A P la n n in g C o m m itte e m e e ts a b o u t o n c e e v e ry s ix w e e k s. T h e c h a p te r p ro v id e s (ta s ty) d in n e rs d u rin g th e m e e tin g s. C o m e a n d h a v e a n im pa c t o n c h a p te r e ve n ts a n d a c tiv itie s. C o n ta c t B C A S A P re s id e n t To m L a n e : tla n a lu m.m it.e d u

10 page 10 EVENTS ANNUAL WINTER POTLUCK DINNER AND PARTY D a te S a tu rd a y, J a n u a ry 1 5, T im e 6 :0 0 p m L o c a tio n H o m e o f K a th e rin e M o n ti, 3 0 L o th rop Stre e t, N e w to n v ille, M A In fo rm a tio n h ttp ://b c a s a pa rty.e v e n tb rite.c o m / D ire c tio n s L o th ro p Stre e t is o ff C ra fts Street, b e tw e e n W a s h in g to n Stre e t a n d W a te rto w n Stre e t. C ra fts Stre e t is o ff W a s h in g to n Stre e t, b e tw e e n P ik e E x it 1 7 a n d W a ln u t Street. T h e c o n d o is a t th e e n d o f L o th ro p Stre e t, o n th e rig h t. U n it 3 0 is th e u n it c lo s e s t to th e ro a d. T h e firs t few g u e s ts c a n pa rk in th e d o u b le b a y a s s o c ia te d w ith th e c o n d o (tu rn rig h t in to th e c o n d o d riv e w a y, th e n pa rk b e h in d th e firs t g a ra g e o n th e rig h t), o r in o n e o f th e s pa c e s a t th e f a r e n d o f th e c o n d o lo t, o r in th e d riv e w a y a lo n g s id e th e u n it. T h o s e w h o a rriv e la te r c a n pa rk o n L o th ro p o r J e n n is o n Stre e ts, o r e ven J u d k in s Stre e t, if n e c e s s a ry. L o th ro p Stre e t d e a d e n d s ju s t pa s t th e c o n d o. If th e re h a s b e e n s n o w, pa rk in g m a y b e tig h t s in c e th e s tre e ts a re n a rro w. F o r m a p s e e : h ttp ://m a p q.s t/h o D tc W In C a s e o f S n o w In c a s e o f h e a v y s h o w, w e w ill h a v e to c a n c e l o r re s c h e d u le. In th e e v e n t o f v e ry lig h t s n o w, w e w ill pa rty o n! P le a s e f e e l f r e e to e m a il k a th e rin e _ m o n ti@ rhoworld.c o m if yo u h a v e q u e s tio n s o r to g iv e n o tic e o f la s t-m in u te c h a n g e s. If it s n o w s, b e s u re to c h e c k th e c h a p te r w e b s ite fo r c a n c e lla tio n a n d re s c h e d u lin g in fo rm a tio n. B y T h u rs d a y, J a n u a ry 1 3 to : h ttp ://w w w.lu c k yp o tlu c k.c o m /p o tlu c k /B C A S A A n n u a lp a rty R S V P P le a s e p rovid e yo u r n a m e, h o w m a n y p e o p le w ill b e in yo u r pa rty, w h a t yo u w o u ld lik e to b rin g (a p p e tize r, e n tré e, s id e d is h, s a la d, o r d e s s e rt), a n d p h o n e o r e m a il c o n ta c t in form a tio n (s o th a t yo u c a n b e re a c h e d in c a s e o f w e a th e r p ro b le m s ).

11 page 11 STATISTICIAN OF THE YEAR BANQUET: XIAO-LI MENG D a te Tu e s d a y, F e b ru a ry 1 5, T im e S o c ia l: 6 :0 0 p m ; D in n e r: 6 :3 0 p m ; P re s e n ta tio n : 7 :0 0 p m L o c a tio n S im m o n s C o lle g e, T h e F e n w a y, B o s to n, M A A n a b s tra c t a n d m o re s p e c ific in fo rm a tio n a b o u t lo c a tio n w ill b e d is trib u te d b y e m a il a n d p o s te d to th e R e g is tra tio n w e b s ite (b e lo w ). R e g is tra tio n h ttp ://m e n g.e v e n tb rite.c o m / C o s t D in n e r: $ 3 0 fo r c h a p te r m e m b e rs ; $ 3 5 fo r n o n -m e m b e rs ; s tu d e n ts fre e. P re s e n ta tio n : free.

12 page 12 JOB OPENINGS Biostatistics and SAS Programmer/Analyst, Epidemiology Group W e a re a n e p id e m io lo g y researc h g ro u p lo c a te d in B o s to n, M A. O u r g ro u p is a c tiv e ly e n g a g e d in p h a rm a c o e p id e m io lo g y, c h ro n ic d is e a s e e p id e m io lo g y a n d g e n e tic e p id e m io lo g y re s e a rc h. W e h a ve s e ve ra l p o s itio n s o p e n fo r b io s ta tis tic ia n s a n d S A S p ro g ra m m e rs /a n a lys ts to w o rk o n s e v e ra l n e w a n d c o n tin u in g re s e a rc h p ro je c ts. R e s p o n s ib ilitie s : A s s is t in d a ta m a n a g e m e n t a n d a n a lys is ; w rite, d o c u m e n t, a n d m a in ta in S A S p ro g ra m s ; c o n s tru c t, q u a lity-c h e c k, a n d c le a n la rg e a n a lytic a l d a ta s e ts ; execute S A S p ro g ra m s, s u m m a rize a n d d o c u m e n t o u tp u t; c o lla b o ra te w ith th e p rin c ipa l in v e s tig a to r, s e n io r b io s ta tis tic ia n, a n d p ro g ra m m e rs o n th e p re pa ratio n o f d a ta s e ts, re p o rts, m a n u s c rip ts a n d n e w p ro p o s a ls. Q u a lific a tio n s : M a s te r's d e g re e in b io s ta tis tic s, s ta tis tic s, e p id e m io lo g y o r p u b lic h e a lth, w ith a t le a s t tw o ye a rs o f S A S p ro g ra m m in g e x p e rie n c e o r p ro fic ie n c y in S A S. E x p e rie n c e a n a lyzin g la rg e d a ta b a s e s ; e x c e lle n t w ritte n a n d o ra l c o m m u n ic a tio n s k ills ; a b ility to w o rk in d e p e n d e n tly a n d a s le a d e r o f a te a m ; s tro n g o rg a n iza tio n a l, d o c u m e n ta tio n, a n d p ro b le m s o lv in g s k ills. M u s t b e a U.S. C itize n. D e s ire d S k ills : W o rk in g k n o w le d g e o f s ta tis tic s, e x p e rie n c e w ith d a ta m a n a g e m e n t; e x p e rie n c e w ith o th e r s ta tis tic a l a n a lys is a n d g ra p h ic s pa c k a g e s a n d P C s o ftw a re ; fa c ility w ith M ic r o s o ft O ffic e, pa rtic u la rly W o rd, E x c e l a n d P o w e r p o in t; a b ility to p ro g ra m o n a U N IX p la tform a n d in S Q L o r o th e r h ig h -le v e l la n g u a g e s a re b e n e fic ia l; k n o w le d g e o f s tu d y d e s ig n, re s e a rc h m e th o d o lo g y, s ta tis tic a l a n a lys is C o n ta c t: F o r in fo rm a tio n o n h o w to a p p ly fo r th e s e p o s itio n s p le a s e e -m a il yo u r re s u m e, c o v e r le tte r, c o n ta c t in fo rm a tio n o f tw o refe re n c e s, a n d a t le a s t o n e S A S p ro g ra m m in g e x a m p le to D r. K e lly C h o : s ta t.s a s p rg g m a il.c o m

13 page 13 Statistician, Mass General Hospital T h e M a s s a c h u s e tts G e n e ra l H o s p ita l B io s ta tis tic s C e n te r is s e e k in g a fa c u lty le v e l s ta tis tic ia n o r b io s ta tis tic ia n w ith tw o o r m o re ye a r s o f p o s td o c to ra l e x p e rie n c e, p re fe ra b ly in C lin ic a l Stu d ie s. T h e p e rs o n w o u ld h a v e th e a p p r o p r ia te a c a d e m ic a p p o in tm e n t a t th e D e pa rtm e n t o f M e d ic in e a t H a rvard M e d ic a l S c h o o l. R e s p o n s ib ilitie s w ill in c lu d e c o lla b o ra tio n w ith fa c u lty a t th e M a s s a c h u s e tts G e n e ra l H o s p ita l o n c lin ic a l tria ls a n d o th e r m e d ic a l s tu d ie s. R e q u ire d E x p e rie n c e : A b ility to e ffectiv e ly c o m m u n ic a te re s u lts a n d e x p la in c o m p le x s ta tis tic a l m e th o d s o ra lly, g raphic a lly, a n d in w ritte n re p o rts, A b ility to w o rk a s p a rt o f a n in te rd is c ip lin a ry re s e a rc h te a m. In te re s t in d e v e lo p in g a n d a p p lyin g in n o v a tiv e s ta tis tic a l re s e a rc h m e th o d s to p ro b le m s in h e a lth c a re. T h e c a n d id a te m u s t h a v e a P h D in Sta tis tic s o r B io s ta tis tic s. J o b S e ttin g : M a s s a c h u s e tts G e n e ra l H o s p ita l is a rg u a b ly th e la rgest re s e a rc h h o s p ita l in th e w o rld w ith a re s e a rc h b u d g e t o f o v e r m illio n d o lla rs. T h e M a s s a c h u s e tts G e n e ral H o s p ita l B io s ta tis tic s C e n te r is a g ro u p o f P h D s a n d M a s te rs L e v e l Sta tis tic ia n s. W e p ro v id e s ta tis tic a l s u p p o rt to m u ltip le re s e a rc h g ro u ps w ith in th e M a s s a c h u s e tts H o s p ita l. W e a re th e s ta tis tic a l c e n te r fo r th re e n a tio n a l re s e a rc h p ro je c ts a n d o n e in te rn a tio n a l p ro je c t a n d h a v e a n a c tiv e re s e a rc h p ro g ra m in s ta tis tic a l m e th o d o lo g y. W e a re lo c a te d in d o w n to w n B o s to n. C o n ta c t: P le a s e s e n d c o v e r le tte r a n d C V to N o ra L a v e ry: n la v e ry@ pa rtn e rs.o rg

14 page 14 Statistical Software Developer, MathWorks M a th W o rk s is th e le a d in g d e v e lo p e r o f m a th e m a tic a l c o m p u tin g s o ftw a re fo r e n g in e e rs a n d s c ie n tis ts. F o u n d e d in , M a th W o rk s e m p lo ys p e o p le in 1 5 c o u n trie s, w ith h e a d q u a rte rs in N a tic k, M a s s a c h u s e tts, U.S.A. J o b S u m m a ry : W e a re s e e k in g a ta le n te d, c re a tiv e s ta tis tic ia n to jo in o u r m a th /s ta tis tic s d e v e lo p m e n t te a m a n d e n h a n c e th e s ta tis tic a l o ffe rin g s o f T h e M a th W o rk s. Yo u s h o u ld h a v e s k ills in s ta tis tic a l a n a lys is a n d s c ie n tific c o m p u tin g. Yo u s h o u ld a ls o h a v e e x p e rie n c e in u s e o f o th e r s ta tis tic a l s o ftw a re a n d in w ritin g m a th e m a tic a l s o ftw a re. R e s p o n s ib ilitie s : Yo u w ill h e lp p ropose, p la n, a n d d e ve lo p th e s ta tis tic a l p ro g ra m m in g to o ls w e o ffe r to our M AT L A B c u s to m e rs. T h is in c lu d e s th e d e s ig n, a r c h ite c tu re, a n d d e v e lo p m e n t o f s ta tis tic s fu n c tio n s w ritte n in M AT L A B. T h e a b ility to w o rk c o n s tru c tiv e ly in a te a m e n v iro n m e n t is v ita l. Yo u s h o u ld h a v e e x p e rie n c e ta k in g a p r o je c t fro m c o n c e p t to d e liv e ry, th ro u g h a c o m p le te d e v e lo p m e n t c yc le. Q u a lific a tio n s : P lu s e s : To a p p ly : Q u e s tio n s to : P h.d. in s ta tis tic s o r s im ila r q u a n tita tiv e fie ld, M.S ye a rs re le v a n t e x p e rie n c e E x p e rtis e in c o m p u ta tio n a l m a th E x p e rie n c e w ith te c h n ic a l c o m p u tin g la n g u a g e s s u c h a s M AT L A B a n d R E x c e lle n t w ritte n a n d v e rb a l c o m m u n ic a tio n A b ility to fo rm u la te re a lis tic g o a ls a n d m e e t c o m m itm e n ts K n o w le d g e o f o b je c t-o rie n te d d e s ig n a n d im p le m e n ta tio n s k ills, O O, J a v a, C + + K n o w le d g e o f s ta tis tic a l le a rn in g a lg o rith m s, W e k a K n o w le d g e o f M a rk o v C h a in M o n te C a rlo m e th o d s, W in B U G S E x p e rie n c e p ra c tic in g d a ta a n a lys is E x p e rie n c e w ith M AT L A B E x p e rie n c e w ith v a rio u s c o m p u te r p la tfo rm s (U N IX, W in d o w s ) In te rest in G U Is a n d v is u a liza tio n E x p e rie n c e w ritin g c o m m e rc ia l s o ftw a re h ttp ://b it.ly/fn 5 lc Z To m L a n e : tla n m a th w o rk s.c o m

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