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Abstract:
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The field of statistics is, by nature, collaborative and many statisticians are funded to work with scientists who specialize in other fields of study. Biostatisticians are often valued for their role as co-investigators on medical studies, or as teachers and mentors of non-statisticians, and, to a lesser extent, for the work that they do as independent researchers and teachers of future statisticians. In this presentation we will discuss why it is valuable to maintain an independent line of research, in spite of pressures to focus primarily on the immediate needs of collaborators' projects. We will also present ideas regarding opportunities for independent research. Our belief is that although collaborations can slow your rate of publication in Statistics journals, they can also enhance your own work, so that what you do publish is well motivated and useful.
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