How Statistics Can (and Really Does) Improve Your Life

Friday, October 28, 2011: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Room A6 (San Jose Convention Center)
Chair:
Keith Crank, PhD, Manager of Research and Graduate Education, American Statistical Association

Description: Statistical methodology is used in all areas of science and technology. From manufacturing to biology to social science, data and its inherent uncertainty are keys to understanding. In this session we will learn about applications of statistics to problems in medicine, public health, and (social) network analysis.



10:30 AM
Introductory Remarks
10:35 AM
How Statistics Help Improve Public Health
Raul Aguilar Schall, PhD , Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health , University of California, Berkeley
11:00 AM
Statistics and the Brain
Raquel Prado, PhD , Associate Professor , University of California, Santa Cruz
11:25 AM
Is the Friend of Your Friend Your Friend? An Introduction to Statistical Network Analysis
Abel Rodriguez, PhD , Assistant Professor , University of California, Santa Cruz