Important Dates
Conference Topics
This year's conference will focus on (but is not limited to) Statistical modeling in the era of data science. Submissions on the following topics are encouraged:
- Novel approaches to data analysis
- Applications of statistical and computational tools to interesting data sets
- Statistics education in secondary schools (and beyond)
- Other aspects of statistical methodology and applications
- Fun statistics
When and Where
State University of New York Geneseo
1 College Circle
Geneseo, NY 14454
Contact
Call For Abstracts
You are cordially invited to submit an abstract for presentation at the Fourth Joint Conference of the Upstate Chapters of the American Statistical Association, which will be held at the State University of New York at Geneseo on Saturday, April 10th-11th, 2015.
As you prepare your abstract and presentation, please keep in mind that the focus is not on technical rigor, but instead on clarity of exposition and ease of access by our audience, which may have a substantial number of students and AP Statistics teachers. As a matter of fact, we strongly encourage AP teachers and students to participate actively. Prizes will be awarded to students for the best presentations.
The deadline for the submission of the abstract is Friday, February 27th, 2015, and notification of acceptance will be sent out on Friday, March 13th, 2015. To submit your abstract, please send a copy to the Conference Program Chair, Dr. Michael McDermott at the address listed below. All submission should be submitted as follows:
| Send To: | gro.tats-pu@stcartsba |
| Subject Line: | "ASA-Upstate Abstract" |
| Presentation Type (indicate one): | Oral, poster, either oral or poster |
| Length of Abstract: | 300 words |
| File Type: |
Selected Themes for this Year's Conference
Novel approaches to data analysis
If you have developed new statistical methods or approaches to the analysis of data, we strongly encourage you to consider submitting an abstract to present your work.
Applications of statistical and computational methods to interesting data sets
If you are an applied statistician working in academia or in industry, and have worked on interesting problems involving the analysis of large, complex data sets, then consider submitting an abstract to present your problem and the analysis that you performed to gain insight into your scientific question.
Statistics education in secondary schools (and beyond)
Given the vital importance of promoting statistics in secondary education, we would especially encourage abstract submissions dealing with statistics education in secondary schools (and beyond). Presentations could involve motivating examples of experimental design or statistical analysis derived from real-world problems; strategies for emphasizing the connections between probability and the development, evaluation, and implementation of statistical methods that are used to analyze data; ideas on how to integrate frequentist and Bayesian philosophies in a balanced curriculum; or any other innovative ideas concerning this topic.
Fun Statistics
As part of this education sub-theme, we are soliciting one session of "fun statistics" examples. This might include short demonstrations of probability examples (e.g., the Monty Hall problem or the birthday problem) at a widely accessible level that others could replicate and show to their students. We will award a prize for the best presentation in this session, and this competition is open to students, high school teachers, and anyone else with interesting, informative, and entertaining examples.