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	Statistics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In contrast, mathematical statistics (or simply statistical theory) is the subdiscipline of applied mathematics which uses probability theory and analysis to place statistical practice on a firm theoretical basis.
		As a practical matter, although statistics is taught in university departments as diverse as psychology, education, public health, and many others, it is most strongly associated with mathematics departments, as typically only the largest schools will afford statisticians a separate department.
		A common goal for a statistical research project is to investigate causality, and in particular to draw a conclusion on the effect of changes in the values of predictors or independent variables on a response or dependent variable.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Statistics (1792 words)

	Revised ASA Ethics Guidelines-IV
		All professional users of statistical methods should urge clients, employers, researchers, policy makers, journalists, and the public to expect statistical practice to be in accordance with these guidelines and to object when that is not the case.
		Statistical practitioners have ethical obligations to keep methodology publicly available for the benefit of society at large; proprietary reservation of socially useful statistical methodology for private profit, if justified at all, should be as limited as possible in time and scope.
		Statistical practitioners should not be included in authorship or in acknowledgment regarding projects or publications without their explicit permission.
	www.tcnj.edu /~asaethic/asaweb35.html (2618 words)

	Statistics - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Statistics is the science and practice of developing human knowledge through the use of empirical data.
		It is based soundly on statistical theory which is a branch of applied mathematics.
		The word statistics comes from the modern Latin phrase statisticum collegium (lecture about state affairs), from which came the Italian word statista, which means "statesman" or "politician" (compare to status) and the German Statistik, originally designating the analysis of data about the state.
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /s/st/statistics.html (722 words)

	Statistical practice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Statistical Society of Australia Inc. The objective of the society is to further the study, application and good practice of statistical theory and methods in all branches of learning and enterprise.
		Statistical Innovations Inc. Innovative applications of statistical modeling: three statistical software packages in statistical modeling; consulting and training services.
		International Association for Statistical Computing International organization concerned with the theory, methods and practice of statistical computing.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Statistical_practice.html (363 words)

	Introduction to Practice of Statistics
		Introduction to the Practice of Statistics (IPS) is an introductory text that focuses on data and on statistical reasoning.
		Statistics in practice is concerned with gaining understanding from data; it focuses on problem solving rather than on methods that may be useful in specific settings.
		No student should complete a first statistics course, for example, without a firm grasp of the distinction between observational studies and experiments and of why randomized comparative experiments are the gold standard for evidence of causation.
	www.whfreeman.com /STATISTICS/IPS/PREFACE.HTM (2459 words)

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		My emphasis here is on practice, for the process of research and publication that has been the hallmark of our young profession in its development this century provides, through peer review, its own internal procedures for assuring competence and professionalism.
		The enormous growth of statistical practice outside the walls of academe and the even more enormous growth in the need for such practice that is yet to be met require that means other than traditional peer review of research be provided.
		Furthermore, I believe that the vast majority of problems with the misuse of statistics in design and analysis is by individuals lacking minimal knowledge of statistics, not by statisticians practicing "outside their specialty".
	sunsite.univie.ac.at /statlib/asacert/jan-feb94mail (4668 words)

	Statistical Services Centre - Case Studies of Good Statistical Practice
		Good practice in well-linked studies using several methodologies - based on a CPP project in the Philippines.
		Good practice in the preparation of research protocols - based on (i) a Plant Sciences Research programme project in West Africa; (ii) an NRSP project in Nepal; and (iii) an NRSP project in Bangladesh.
		We hope these examples of "good practice" will help researchers on future projects, and be an antidote to the view that statisticians only say what was not possible or what was done poorly.
	www.ssc.rdg.ac.uk /workareas/development/case_studies.html (332 words)

	Statistical Thinking an Statistical Practice: Themes Gleaned from Professional Statisticians, Maxine Pfannkuch, Chris ...
		This paper is based upon interviews with six professional statisticians about statistical thinking and statistical practice.
		Emerging themes included components of sta tistical thinking, pointers to good statistical practices and the subtleties of interacting with the thinking of others, particularly coworkers and clients.
		The main purpose of the research is to uncover basic elements of applied statistical practice and statistical thinking for the use of teachers of statistics.
	projecteuclid.org /getRecord?id=euclid.ss/1009212754 (561 words)

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		The purpose of statistical analysis is to increase the conciseness, clarity, and objectivity with which results are presented and interpreted, and that where an analysis does not serve those ends it probably is inappropriate.
		Reported statistics usually include the sample size and some measure of its precision [standard error (SE) or specified confidence interval (CI)] although this may not be necessary or possible in all instances especially for unusual statistics.
		Couched in statistical terms, Geoff's primary interest is in robust methods for extracting ecologically relevant information from the vast tangle of data found in temporal sequences of images in the face of the complex autocorrelation, nonstationarity, and nonreplicability that characterize these data.
	www.evsc.virginia.edu /~jhp7e/stat_ecol/newsletters/news95.html (3410 words)

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		Certification is intended to serve the needs of individuals who wish to be identified as members of the statistical profession, the needs of employers who require the services of statisticians, and the need of society in general for some formal indication of the competence of individuals performing statistical tasks.
		As new practices are developed or old practices abandoned, appropriate questions should be added to or deleted from the Question Bank to ensure that the examination reflects the continuing growth of knowledge in applied statistics.
		The Subcommittee for Certification by Application shall determine what constitutes "knowledge of statistics at least the equivalent of an M.S. degree in statistics or a related field" and "active statistical practice." 8.2.7 __u_Handling of Applications__u_ All applications for certification during the transition period shall be sent to the ASA office.
	sunsite.univie.ac.at /statlib/asacert/expanded (13716 words)

	International Biometric Society - Eastern North American Region: Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Founded in 1839 to foster excellence in the use and application of statistics to the biological, physical, social and economic sciences, ASA is a leader in promoting statistical practice, applications, and research; publishing statistical journals; improving statistical education; and advancing the statistics profession.
		According to its statutes, the object of the Bernoulli Society is the advancement, through international contacts, of the sciences of probability (including the theory of stochastic processes) and mathematical statistics and of their applications to all those aspects of human endeavour which are directed towards the increase of natural knowledge and the welfare of mankind.
		The mission of the Statistical Society of Canada is to encourage the development and use of statistics and probability.
	www.enar.org /links.htm (674 words)

	Pew Consortium
		Practicing statisticians from graduate schools, research centers and industry discuss their needs and expectations for students who have had undergraduate training in statistics.
		Statistic students' experiential learning: This portion of the program emphasizes the importance of students' experiences with real data and research collaboration underscoring the importance of good communication skills, learning about different fields of application and how to work with non-statisticians in other fields.
		In July 1987, faculty from liberal arts colleges gathered to address three major areas in statistics education at their institutions: statistics in the liberal arts, the teaching of statistics, and the role of a statistician in a liberal arts college.
	pewscimath.hope.edu /stat_workshop.htm (1137 words)

	Statistical practice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Then there are many that are not designed to be balanced and lead to favorable responses because they are misleading.
		Sullivan, M. (2004) Statistics, Informed Decisions Using Data.
		This page was last modified 03:37, 18 February 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Statistical_practice (247 words)

	The American Statistician
		An article for this section should state clearly the type of course in which the material is useful and discuss student reactions to the ideas presented.
		Expository or tutorial articles on a statistical topic of current importance should be comprehensive and authoritative, yet written at a level to appeal to a broad cross-section of the readership.
		Articles presenting new extensions of methodology generally do not belong in The American Statistician, unless they are helpful in the teaching or practice of statistics by providing novel ways of teaching or using a statistical concept.
	www.bgsu.edu /departments/math/tas/pub.htm (682 words)

	Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice
		Because of the dependence of society on sound statistical practice, all statistical practitioners have social obligations to perform their work in a professional, competent, and ethical manner.
		Keep all statistical methods in the public domain; they are not proprietary, although specific implementations of them may be proprietary.
		The ethically preferred rule for authorship order in statistical publications is by degree of intellectual contribution to the study and to the material to be published, to the extent such ordering can feasibly be determined.
	www.lcsc.edu /lgustafs/stats/weekgraph/guidelines.html (1245 words)

	JSTOR: American Statistical Association
		Published articles are of immediate and practical value to applied researchers and statistical consultants in these fields because only papers addressing applied statistical problems are considered.
		Articles in JASA focus on statistical applications, theory, and methods in economic, social, physical, engineering, and health sciences and on new methods of statistical education.
		Its content features papers that describe new statistical techniques, illustrate innovative application of known statistical methods, or review methods, issues, or philosophy in a particular area of statistics or science, when such papers are consistent with the journal's mission.
	www.jstor.org /journals/astata.html (733 words)

	Practice Assessment, Practice Benchmarking, Practice Management and Management Consulting
		Practice Start-ups: This service is geared to assist a physician recruited into a market who wants to get his/her practice started.
		Too often, a practice is too busy reacting to situations and does not have a business plan designed with one year, two year and five year business objectives.
		Practices spend a great deal of money on computer systems that become under utilized, or systems that cannot be supported by vendors.
	www.hcf.net /what2.asp (782 words)

	[E-medd] Course: STATISTICAL PRACTICE IN EPIDEMIOLOGY USING R (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Course in STATISTICAL PRACTICE IN EPIDEMIOLOGY USING R ==================================================== Tartu, Estonia, 26 - 31 May 2005 The course is aimed at epidemiologists and statisticians who wish to use R for statistical modelling and analysis of epidemiological data.
		Participants are required to have a fairly good understanding of statistical principles and some familiarity with epidemiological concepts.
		The course will be mainly practically oriented with more than half the time at the computer.
	www.dsts.dk /pipermail/e-medd/2005-January/000115.html (230 words)

	67-403 Issues In Statistical Practice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Course Coverage: This course is intended as a culminating experience to your undergraduate academic career in the field of statistics.
		As such, you will be exposed to those things that professional statisticians do, such as journal reading and interpretation, data collection and analysis, professional consulting, and technical report writing.
		I hope to be your "guide" while we learn some statistics, but you will need to do the learning.
	www.uwosh.edu /faculty_staff/edwards/403-spr98.html (386 words)

	Citebase - Statistical practice at the Belle experiment, and some questions
		Statistical practice at the Belle experiment, and some questions
		The Belle collaboration operates a general-purpose detector at the KEKB asymmetric energy e+ e- collider, performing a wide range of measurements in beauty, charm, tau and 2-photon physics.
		In this paper, the treatment of statistical problems in past and present Belle measurements is reviewed.
	www.citebase.org /cgi-bin/citations?id=oai:arXiv.org:hep-ex/0207006 (295 words)

	D6708-05 Standard Practice for Statistical Assessment and Improvement of the Expected Agreement Between Two Test ...
		It is intended for use with results collected from an interlaboratory study meeting the requirement of Practice D 6300 or equivalent (for example, ISO 4259).
		In the absence of strong statistical evidence that a bias correction would result in better agreement between the two methods, a bias correction is not made.
		Users are cautioned against applying the cross-method reproducibility as calculated from this practice to materials that are significantly different in composition from those actually studied, as the ability of this practice to detect and address sample-specific biases (see) is dependent on the materials selected for the interlaboratory study.
	www.astm.org /DATABASE.CART/REDLINE_PAGES/D6708.htm (499 words)

	Statistical Consulting
		With short- or long-term contract consulting, you have the advantages of solid statistical analysis and continued support for your management, engineering or scientific staff.
		If your company's information culture already includes statistical applications, then training in good statistical practice and tips on avoiding common mistakes will enhance your use of this resource.
		Reliability is one of the most interesting concepts in engineering and statistics because it is not a measurable physical characteristic.
	www.numbers-talk.com (205 words)

	Early marriage: a harmful traditional practice: a statistical exporation
		Early marriage: a harmful traditional practice: a statistical exporation
		This study investigates the prevalence of child marriage internationally and seeks to identify and understand the factors associated with child marriage and cohabitation.
		Outreach efforts should consider targeting women who were married before age 18 as potentially in need of assistance.
	www.eldis.org /static/DOC18542.htm (320 words)

	SPE Tartu 2006
		Similar courses were given earlier, in 2002, 2004 and 2005.
		The course is aimed at epidemiologists and statisticians who wish to use R for statistical modelling and analysis of epidemiological data.
		Department of Mathematical Statistics, J. Liivi 2, Tartu, Estonia.
	staff.pubhealth.ku.dk /~bxc/SPE (506 words)

	Other Stats. Links
		The International Biometric Society is an international society for the advancement of biological science through the development of quantitative theories and the application, development and dissemination of effective mathematical and statistical techniques.
		CIS is a joint venture of ASA and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.
		If the noise from this extraneous variation is high enough and we have too few counts, then we may fail to detect important underlying population trends in our population which, after all, is the goal of our monitoring program.
	www.sph.uth.tmc.edu /courses/biometry/Cjones/ph1911/1910/other_stats__links.htm (593 words)

	Overview of SSC Guides to Good Statistical Practice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The guides deal with study design, data management, statistical analysis and the presentation of results.
		The guides are available for viewing online (via the web or from the SSC Resources CD), or can be downloaded as Help files, or as pdf files for printing.
		Related materials include a series of eight case studies of good practice, and reports from a project on the integration of qualitative and quantitative methods.
	www.personal.rdg.ac.uk /~snsstern/resources/goodstat.html (138 words)

	Statistical Thinking an Statistical Practice: Themes Gleaned from Professional Statisticians, Maxine Pfannkuch, Chris ...
		Statistical Thinking an Statistical Practice: Themes Gleaned from Professional Statisticians, Maxine Pfannkuch, Chris J. Wild
		Statistical Thinking an Statistical Practice: Themes Gleaned from Professional Statisticians
		Hunter, W. The practice ofstatistics: the real world is an idea whose time has come.
	projecteuclid.org /Dienst/UI/1.0/Summarize/euclid.ss/1009212754 (561 words)

	Literate Statistical Practice
		We discuss how and where LSP can be integrated into practice and illustrate this with an example derived from an actual statistical consulting project.
		The approach is simplified through the use of a comprehensive, open source toolset incorporating Noweb, Emacs Speaks Statistics (ESS), Sweave (Ramsey, 1994; Rossini, et al, 2002; Leisch, 2002; Ihaka and Gentlemen, 1996).
		We conclude with an assessment of LSP for the construction of reproducible, auditable, and comprehensible statistical analyses.
	www.bepress.com /uwbiostat/paper194 (196 words)

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