CHANCE Highlights
Diverse Topics Covered in Latest Issue
mike Larsen, CHANCE editor
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olume 22, No. 3 of CHANCE includes improved recently. Material is easier to locate and
articles on a diverse set of topics. It also is PDFs of more past issues are available. Also, addi-
worth noting that authors in this issue tional information about the editors and a list of all
reside in the United States, Canada, Australia, and past articles were posted. n
Italy. CHANCE welcomes contributions and read-
ers from around the world.
Authors Shahedul Ahsan Khan, Grace Chiu,
and Joel Dubin discuss statistical issues with mod-
eling the concentration of chlorofluorocarbons, a
primary greenhouse gas, in the atmosphere based on
Staff spotlight
worldwide observations. Autar Kaw and Ali Yalcin
present a new measure to quantify upsets, or unex-
Cheryl Behrens
pected game outcomes, in college football. Once
you study their statistic, you can watch for signs of
continued topsy-turvy behavior in the 2009–2010
season. Tristan Barnett analyzes expected returns
H
ello, my name is Cheryl
Behrens and I am the
ASA’s new registration
and the chances of extreme outcomes in online
coordinator. I will be processing
gambling games. How risk-adverse are you? The
your conference registrations,
calculations in this article could be useful illustra-
coordinating badges and tickets,
tions for teaching expectation, variance, and other
working at the conference regis-
distributional summaries.
tration tables, and helping the
Alberto Baccini, Lucio Barabesi, and Marzia
customer service and meetings
Marcheselli apply network analysis to editor-
departments in any way possible.
ship networks of statistical journals. In doing so,
I am excited to be part of this
the authors give insight into network analysis and
team and want to take a minute
help readers understand the field of probability
to tell you a bit about myself. Behrens
of statistics. Chris Bilder imagines the potential
I’m originally from Califon,
application of group-testing methods in a popular
a small town in New Jersey. I Trust in Fresno, California;
science-fiction television series. Could “Battlestar
moved to Virginia to attend Green Light New Orleans; and
Galactica” have benefited from having a statistician/
James Madison University (Go, Campfire USA in Lake Charles,
biostatistician on board?
Dukes!), where I earned a degree Louisiana. I was fortunate to see
In his Visual Revelations column, Howard
in communication studies and a great deal of the country and
Wainer and coauthor Peter Baldwin discuss a case
minored in anthropology. Upon meet some amazing people dur-
in which a teacher was accused of helping students
graduating, I moved to north- ing my time with AmeriCorps.
cheat on a test. A careful statistical analysis was
ern Virginia and worked for the I graduated from NCCC last
critical in reaching a justifiable outcome. In Mark
National Association of Women August and subsequently moved
Glickman’s Here’s to Your Health column, Scott
Business Owners (NAWBO) in back to the DC area.
Evans defines and illustrates what are referred to as
their member and chapter rela- In my free time, I like to
noninferiority clinical trials. The purpose of such
tions department. escape the city life and go hiking,
trials is to study whether a new version of a drug
After a year with NAWBO, camping, or canoeing. I also love
is not inferior to the currently accepted treatment.
I was accepted into AmeriCorps traveling; whether it is back to
Read the article to learn why noninferiority trials are
National Civilian Community New Jersey or across the ocean,
common and how they compare to other clinical tri-
Corps (NCCC) in Sacramento, I love it!
als. In his Goodness of Wit Test column, Jonathan
California. While serving with I enjoyed meeting many of
Berkowitz offers a standard bar-type cryptic puz-
NCCC, I worked for the 2009 you at the 2009 FDA/Industry
zle with one constraint. The theme of the puzzle
Special Olympic World Winter Statistics Workshop and I look
is statistical inference. Finally, Daniel Westreich
Games in Boise, Idaho (which forward to meeting many more
provides a little comic relief in “A Statistical
was bigger than the 2002 Winter at upcoming conferences. If you
Investigation of Urban Skylines in Illinois.”
Olympics in Salt Lake City, have any questions or need assis-
In other news, the CHANCE web site (www.
Utah); the San Joaquin River tance, please feel free to contact
amstat.org/publications/chance) was reorganized and
Parkway and Conservation me at
cheryl@amstat.org. n
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