IMS Bulletin
IMS Bulletin Editor Dimitris Politis writes:
Refereeing is part of the job description for most of us. Good papers get even better after receiving expert feedback, and mediocre papers are returned to the drawing board. Referees donate their time as part of the review process, and in return have the…
2013 is the International Year of Statistics, a worldwide event now supported by nearly 1,700 organizations (including, of course, IMS—one of the founding organizations).
To keep in touch with the latest developments, activities and meetings, you can sign up to receive the International Year of Statistics PDF newsletters, at http://www.statistics2013.org/iyos/newsletter.cfm.…
The Applied Public Health Statistics (formerly “Statistics”) Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) invites nominations for the 2013 Mortimer Spiegelman Award to honor a statistician, 40 years of age or younger, who has made outstanding contributions to health statistics, especially public health statistics. The award was established in…
In the last issue, Terry Speed wrote about n vs n−1. So what links that topic to Walter Shewhart and control charts? 0.886!
IMS President Hans Künsch writes:
2013 is a special year for IMS since we celebrate not only the International Year of Statistics, but also the special year for Mathematics of Planet Earth. This gives us unique opportunities to promote the importance of our fields to other scientific communities, to decision…