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CC = Colorado Convention Center   H = Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center
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69 * !
Sun, 7/28/2019, 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM CC-603
Deming's Statistical Legacy — Topic Contributed Panel
History of Statistics Interest Group, Committee on Applied Statisticians
Organizer(s): Joyce N Orsini, Fordham University Gabelli School of Business
Chair(s): John L. Eltinge, United States Census Bureau
4:05 PM Deming's Statistical Legacy
Presentation 1 Presentation 2
Panelists: Joyce N Orsini, Fordham University Gabelli School of Business
Ronald Moen, API
Ronald Snee, Snee Associates
5:40 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

314 * !
Tue, 7/30/2019, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-605
They Never Die: a Historical Overview of the Many Uses of Famous Historic Data Sets — Invited Papers
Section on Statistical Graphics, Journal of Statistics Education, History of Statistics Interest Group, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Wendy L Martinez, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair(s): Wendy L Martinez, Bureau of Labor Statistics
10:35 AM The Unsinkable Titanic Data
Presentation
Juergen Symanzik, Utah State University; Michael Friendly, York University; Ortac Onder, York University
11:05 AM Give Your Statistician Colleague Iris Bulbs for Their House Warming!
Dianne Cook, Monash University
11:35 AM Do Data Have a Limited Shelf Life?
Stephen Stigler, University of Chicago
12:05 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

330 !
Tue, 7/30/2019, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-603
Snapshots in History: Statisticians Making an Impact — Topic Contributed Papers
History of Statistics Interest Group, Section on Statistics and Data Science Education, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Wendy L Martinez, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair(s): Jeffrey Smith, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
10:35 AM Abraham DeMoivre: Progenitor of Statistics
Presentation
Herbert Weisberg
10:55 AM Two Chapters in the Development of Human Population Sampling (1895/1934)
Presentation 1 Presentation 2
Dominic Lusinchi
11:15 AM Brewing up Statistics: a Look at Gosset’s Contributions
Martha McRoy, Pew Research Center
11:35 AM Using Primary Historical Sources to Teach Statistics
Beverly Wood, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
11:55 AM A One-Credit History of Statistics Course Using “The Lady Tasting Tea” by David Salsburg with Supplementary Readings
Presentation 1 Presentation 2 Presentation 3
Phyllis Curtiss, Grand Valley State University; Kirk Anderson, Grand Valley State Univ
12:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

387
Tue, 7/30/2019, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-207
Florence Nightingale David Award — Invited Papers
Florence N. David Award, Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies, History of Statistics Interest Group, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Bhramar Mukherjee, University of Michigan
Chair(s): Huixia Judy Wang, The George Washington University
2:05 PM Introduction to the FN David Award
Amanda L. Golbeck, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2:30 PM Statisticians and the Evolution of the Randomized Clinical Trial
Presentation 1 Presentation 2
Susan S. Ellenberg, University of Pennsylvania
3:40 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

218873
Tue, 7/30/2019, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM H-Capitol Ballroom 1
History of Statistics Interest Group Meeting and Celebration — Other Cmte/Business
History of Statistics Interest Group
Chair(s): Amanda L. Golbeck, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
 
 

555 * !
Wed, 7/31/2019, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-704
A Historical Perspective on the Application of Sampling Theory and Methods to Statistical — Invited Panel
Statistical Auditing Interest Group, History of Statistics Interest Group, Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): John Hilton, Office of the Auditor General of Canada; Roger C. Pfaffenberger, Ryan, LLC
Chair(s): John Hilton, Office of the Auditor General of Canada
2:05 PM A Historical Perspective on the Application of Sampling Theory and Methods to Statistical Auditing
Presentation 1 Presentation 2
Panelists: Donald Roberts, University of Illinois - Emeritus Professor Retired
Wendy Rotz, Grant Thornton
Richard Valliant, University of Maryland - Emeritus Professor Retired
Ron Bartyczak, Internal Revenue Service - Retired
Alan H. Kvanli, University of North Texas
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

589 !
Thu, 8/1/2019, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-207
Learning from the Past – a History of Censuses — Invited Papers
Government Statistics Section, History of Statistics Interest Group, Committee on Professional Ethics
Organizer(s): Wendy L Martinez, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair(s): Amanda L. Golbeck, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
8:35 AM Who Writes Census History, and Why?
Presentation
Margo Anderson, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
9:05 AM Evolution of the US Census: Politics, Society, Opportunity, and Innovation
Presentation
Howard Hogan, U. S. Census Bureau
9:35 AM The Role of German Census Taking in the Holocaust: Facts, Obscurities, Legacy
Hans Kiesl, OTH Regensburg
10:05 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

638
Thu, 8/1/2019, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-504
Celebrating the New COPSS Florence Nightingale David Lecture — Invited Papers
Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies, History of Statistics Interest Group, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Amanda L. Golbeck, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Craig A. Molgaard, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Chair(s): Wendy Lou, University of Toronto
10:35 AM Professor David in the World’s First University Statistics Department
Presentation
Amanda L. Golbeck, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
11:05 AM On the Ramparts: F. N. David Goes to War
Presentation
Craig A. Molgaard, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
11:35 AM Games, Gods and Gambling: In the Classroom with F.N. David
Presentation
Roxy Peck, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
12:05 PM Floor Discussion