The Effective Statistician

Enabling statisticians to lead through innovation and excellence - sponsored by PSI

You are here: Home / Archives for alexanderhschacht

alexanderhschacht

Current trends in data science for pharma – findings from a qualitative survey and what we should do about it!

By on 0

Interview with Ursula Garczarek

Do you want to learn where the health sector might be heading in terms of data science?

Do you understand the opportunities and barriers in terms of the application of data science?

Are you prepared to learn the individual skills needed for these changes?

Then this interview with Ursula from Cytel provides you with the relevant answers. We are talking about:

[Read more…] about Current trends in data science for pharma – findings from a qualitative survey and what we should do about it!

What you can learn about communication of statistics from a statistician working for the BBC

By on 0

It’s surely not the norm, that a statistician from the pharma sector ends up working for BBC. But Robert Cuffe has taken this step and needs to explain statistics to non-statisticians on a daily basis.

In this episode, he shares the different methods he’s using. We also dive into common pitfalls, that we as statisticians trap into.

Finally, we also learn, how we can improve our publications to make sure, that the science is reported correctly in the broader news

[Read more…] about What you can learn about communication of statistics from a statistician working for the BBC

The rise of R and what role the AIMS SIG plays in it

By on 0

Do you think, R can’t be used for regulatory submissions?
Are you forced to use SAS but would like to use R instead?
Would you like to understand how you can make R submission proof?

Then this interview with Lyn Tailor and Craig McIlloney helps you. Both work on the PSI special interest group Application and Implementation of Methodologies in Statistics (AIMS) on this topics.

Furthermore, we cover the following topics:

[Read more…] about The rise of R and what role the AIMS SIG plays in it

Skills you need to become a better leader! – Interview with Gary Sullivan

By on 0

In the third part of the leadership series with Gary Sullivan, we talk about:

  • What skills does it takes to influence as a statistician?
  • When it’s about driving change – what are the rational, operational, and emotional challenges?
  • How do I get a “seat at the table” and have more influence?  
[Read more…] about Skills you need to become a better leader! – Interview with Gary Sullivan
The podcast is created in association with PSI!