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Activity Number:
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302
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Type:
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Luncheons
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 8, 2006 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Graphics
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| Abstract - #305772 |
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Title:
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Are Graphics/Interactive Graphics Useful for Getting Your Work Done?
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Author(s):
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Matthias Schonlau*+ and Martin Theus
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Companies:
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RAND Corporation and University of Augsburg
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Address:
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201 N. Craig Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213,
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Keywords:
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interactive graphics ; data ; visualization ; applied statistician
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Abstract:
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This lunch is a discussion about our experiences with using graphics in our daily lives. We are interested in hearing from both statisticians who enjoy using graphs and from statisticians who do not. What type of graphs do you find most useful? Do you enjoy interactivity when using graphs? Do you use colored graphs? Does the capability of your software determine how you use graphs? Are there specific tasks for which you use graphs most often? Do you find graphs helpful for communicating with nonstatisticians? Can you think of a time where a graphic really made a difference? Did you ever find yourself in a situation in which a collaborator used a graph that in your opinion was not appropriate? Do graphics help you get your work done? The target audience for this lunch is the applied statistician who analyzes data regularly.
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