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Activity Number:
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253
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee
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| Abstract - #303001 |
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Title:
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Statistics and the Media: Getting the Questions and Answers Right
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Author(s):
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Sharon Begley*+ and Carl Bialik*+ and Tom Siegfried*+ and Keith Winstein*+
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Companies:
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Newsweek and Wall Street Journal and Science News and Wall Street Journal
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Address:
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, New York, NY, , , New York, NY, , , Washington, DC, , , New York, NY, ,
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Keywords:
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media ; news ; journalists ; statistical reporting ; talking to media
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Abstract:
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Members of the media need to get to the truth behind the data in reports. Statisticians need to be able to provide answers that are responsive to the media's needs and help their audiences understand the findings of reports. This panel presentation and Q&A session, featuring members of the science media, will help ASA members determine how to respond to media questions and help the media understand how statisticians need the questions framed. Each of the four panelists will give a 10-minute prepared presentation; these will be followed by a question and answer session.
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- The address information is for the authors that have a + after their name.
- Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
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