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Highlights from JSM 2009
Contributed by Julie Platt, SAS Press Editor in Chief
We just wrapped up our work at the 2009 Joint Statistical Meetings, where over 6,000 statisticians convened in Washington, DC.
The theme for this year’s meeting was Statistics: From Evidence to Policy.
Since I started working with SAS Press, I’ve made sure that JSM was one of the events that I attended. Upon my return, a friend asked me what the JSM conference is like. To me, it’s a very exciting event.
Honestly, sometimes people are surprised at this answer! Before I explain, some people tend to have the impression that a conference like JSM would be a yawn-inspiring event, nothing but talk about
crunching numbers. How could analytics be exciting?
Ask a few questions of the attendees, and you
learn that the kind of analyses they’re doing is anything but boring. It’s fascinating to talk with statisticians at JSM and find out a little about the kind of data they are analyzing and for what purpose.
We get to spend 4 days seeing glimpses into how they are analyzing financial data or clinical trials data or manufacturing data or census data or data around public policy. Their work influences our lives on
a daily basis, and it’s a wonderful opportunity to spend a few days learning from them.
At JSM, our days are packed with activities that are centered on SAS Press books and SAS Documentation. Please visit the
Open Mic blog to read about some highlights.
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