Sacramento Statistical Association

Sacramento Chapter of the American Statistical Association 

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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.

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NEWS AND EVENTS

31th Annual Institute on Research and Statistics

The 31st Annual Institute on Research and Statistics will be held Thursday, April 1, 2010 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. This is an excellent opportunity to meet colleagues and learn more about statistical methods, applications, and research projects in the Sacramento area. We invite you to propose a presentation or discussion topic to share research experiences.

· Registration Form.

· Call for Papers.

· $35.00 registration fee.

· We welcome walk-in registrations.

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

You may also be interested in the 2009 Program 2008 Program, 2007 Program, 2006 Program, and 2005 Program.

2009 Annual Membership Dinner

The 2009 annual membership dinner was held in November 2009. Congratulations to President-elect, George Roussas and Vice President-elect, Ethan Anderes.

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.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Our membership application form - Membership is only $5 per year!
SSA Board Members and Committees
Past presidents of Sacramento Chapter
SSA Bylaws

Past Annual Institutes
2005 P rogram and presentation by Daniel Smith, Ph.D. Overlapping confidence intervals are not a statistical test.
2003 Program and visual aids
2002 Program

Past News Letters
2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001.

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Comments or questions? Want to submit an item to be included at this site? Please contact Webmaster Ying Yang. Relevant job announcements may be emailed to the SSA Secretary for distribution to our members.

Last updated March 18, 2010.