JSM 2015 Preliminary Program

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Legend: Washington State Convention Center = CC, Sheraton Seattle = S, Grand Hyatt = GH and The Conference Center = TCC
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Activity Details
108 Mon, 8/10/2015, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-4C3
Statistics and the Media — Invited Papers
Committee on Excellence in Statistical Reporting , International Chinese Statistical Association , Section on Statistical Consulting , Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee
Organizer(s):
Chair(s):
8:35 AM Exploiting the Media's Obsession with Controversy to Promote Good Science — Donald Berry, MD Anderson Cancer Center
9:00 AM Maintaining the Credibility of Official Statistics — Michael D. Levi, Bureau of Labor Statistics
9:25 AM Science Journalism Meets Statistics: How Jellybeans Explain Your Sex Life — Regina Nuzzo, Freelance Journalist/Gallaudet University
9:50 AM The Creative Tension Between the Data Creators and the Storytellers — Lucas Hitt, Bureau of Economic Analysis
10:15 AM Floor Discussion




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