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Picture shows: The power of simulations for designing clinical studies and beyond

The power of simulations for designing clinical studies and beyond

Aiden has first worked on simulations during studying statistics to understand which sample sizes lead to sufficient performance of statistics, which are only asymptotically normal.
Picture shows: The Chimp Paradox

The Chimp Paradox

The Chimp Paradox is an incredibly powerful mind management model that can help you become a happy, confident, healthier, and more successful person.
Picture shows: Data monitoring committees for clinical trials and the role of the statistician

Data monitoring committees for clinical trials and the role of the statistician

In today’s episode, we’re talking with a niche part of clinical research many statisticians never get actively involved in: DMCs (Data Monitoring Committees).
Picture shows: Bias -variance - tradeoff - an important principle you should know and 3 examples for it

Bias – variance – tradeoff – an important principle you should know and 3 examples for it

The knowledge about the bias variance tradeoff is very important for you as a statistician as it comes across your work – especially exploratory work
Picture shows: Reflections on Statistics Career Opportunities in Drug Development and Healthcare

Reflections on Statistics Career Opportunities in Drug Development and Healthcare

Jenny wants to give you a few key points to consider when evaluating potential statistics / data science careers in drug development and healthcare.
Picture shows: Career dedication and motivation – the unsung heroes of COVID

Career dedication and motivation – the unsung heroes of COVID

we know that there are thousands of ‘unsung heroes’ around the world, working in different capacities on different clinical trials to make the breakthrough.
Picture shows: 5 steps to present successfully to upper management about complex stats (and everything else)!

5 steps to present successfully to upper management about complex stats (and everything else)!

Should we oversimplify statistics, or should managers learn more about statistics? If you’ve been working as a statistician for a while, you know that you have to keep it simple if you want managers to understand you.
Picture shows: Do you want to think and act more strategically

Do you want to think and act more strategically?

Outside of statistics departments, we are often seen as tactical and operational implementers. This branding makes it hard for statisticians to be included in strategic discussions.
Picture shows: How to visualize uncertainty

How to best visualize uncertainty

I think of uncertainty as the variability in the population we are studying, around estimates, or the model uncertainty, which we might capture via looking into various models.
picture shows: The Best Sources For RWE That You May Never Heard About

Business Focus or Self Development? Make It Both

In this episode, Benjamin talk about how to make business focus and self development work together. We also provide you numerous tips on how to make it work.