Sacramento Statistical Association

Sacramento Chapter of the American Statistical Association

This is the home page of the Sacramento chapter of the American Statistical Association. The mission of the Sacramento Statistical Association (SSA) is to promote and encourage the use of statistics and research. Through our Annual Institute on Research & Statistics, statistical educational and training opportunities, graduate student fellowships, and newsletters, we hope to foster a sense of communication and community among all those having some involvement with statistics and research. NEWS AND EVENTS

30th Annual Institute on Research and Statistics

The 30th Annual Institute on Research and Statistics will be held Friday, April 3, 2009 at California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) Union Building. This daylong event co-sponsored by the Sacramento Statistical Association and the CSUS Department of Mathematics and Statistics, features diverse presentations of interest to statistics practitioners and researchers of all levels of expertise.

$35.00 registration fee.

Take a look at the 2009 Program .

We welcome walk-in registrations.

Please see the CSUS Map for directions and the CSUS Parking Map.

You may also be interested in the 2008 Program, 2007 Program, 2006 Program, and 2005 Program.

2008 Annual Membership Dinner

The 2008 annual membership dinner was held in November 2008. Congratulations to President-elect, Rahman Azari and Vice President-elect, Shannon Conroy.

Short Course: An Introduction to Biostatistics through a Case Study

The Sacramento Statistical Association offered a short course presented by Dr. Farzaneh Tabnak, a Research Scientist Supervisor at the California Department of Health Services (DHS), on November 3, 2005. The professional development opportunity provided an introduction to biostatistics through a case study, including analyses/interpretation using SAS software. Take a look at the Abstract.

Short Course on Logistic Regression

Dr. Alan Fenech presented a short course on logistic regression on March 7, 2005. Dr. Fenech is currently an Emeritus Professor of Statistics at UC Davis. This professional development opportunity provided an overview of the logistic regression model and associated statistical inference techniques, featuring examples of the application of logistic regression to data. Course Description.