CHANCE Highlights
Missing Data, Imputation Methods
Play Star Role in Latest Issue
Mike Larsen, CHANCE Editor
I
n Volume 21, Issue 3, of
CHANCE, three articles are
associated by their concern with
missing data and methods for impu-
tation, or filling in the missing val-
ues. Tom Krenzke and David Judkins
use data from the National Education
Longitudinal Survey (NELS) to
illustrate a semiparametric approach
to imputation in complex surveys.
In the area of health, Michael Elliott
describes a study of childhood obe-
sity and some of its associated com-
plications. Novel mixture model
and multiple imputation approach-
es are used to address unusual
observations, probable transcrip-
tion errors, and missing data. His
medical collaborator, Nick Stettler,
comments on aspects of their inter-
action that enhanced the consulting
experience for all parties involved.
data coming from the field of astrostatistics. You can see the session summaries by going to
Mark Glickman brings us an article using
The quality and quantity of information will the online program at
www.amstat.org/
multiple imputation in his Here’s to Your
allow examination of fundamental questions. meetings/jsm/2008/onlineprogram and selec-
Health column. In this issue, Yulei He,
Simo Putanen and George Styan discuss ting CHANCE as the sponsor. I hope to
Recai Yucel, and Alan Zaslavsky model the
postage stamps with a probability and sta- encourage submissions to CHANCE in
relationship between cancer registry data
tistics theme. (Actually, there are many more diverse areas on significant issues such as
and survey data and use multiple imputa-
such stamps, and they will be described in a those discussed in these sessions.
tion to improve the quality and quantity of
column in upcoming issues.) Peter Olofsson In other news, plans for current issues
information available for analysis.
critiques arguments made by supporters of of CHANCE to go online in 2009 for sub-
Two articles have sports themes. Eric
the idea of intelligent design on grounds of scribers and libraries are moving along. (The
Bradlow, Shane Jensen, Justin Wolfers, and
probability and hypothesis-testing logic. print version will continue uninterrupt-
Adi Wyner address the debate about base-
Two additional columns and a letter to ed.) The American Statistical Association
ball pitcher Roger Clemens and whether
the editor complete the issue. Grace Lee, Committee on Publications voted unani-
he used steroids. They examine a broad set
Paul Velleman, and Howard Wainer take mously during JSM 2008 to put CHANCE
of comparison pitchers on several dimen-
on claims by computerized dating services online, and Springer is taking steps to
sions—read the article to learn their con-
in Visual Revelations. Donald Berry com- make it happen. Issues from previous years
clusions. Phil Everson, in his A Statistician
ments on the previous Visual Revelations should come online in the near future as
Reads the Sports Pages column, examines
column in a letter to the editor. Finally, well, though discussions are in the works
the importance of offense versus defense in
Jonathan Berkowitz brings us his first puzzle about the best way to go about it. The value
Women’s World Cup Soccer. In particular,
as the Goodness of Wit Test column editor. of going online is clear: CHANCE will be
did the United States make a strategic mis-
Some guidance on solving this and other more accessible and useful to readers and
take in the 2007 final?
puzzles accompany his first column. attractive for potential authors.
Peter Freeman, Joseph Richards, Chad
Recently, CHANCE cosponsored eight I look forward to your comments, sug-
Schafer, and Ann Lee illustrate the mass of
sessions at the 2008 Joint Statistical Meetings. gestions, and article submissions. n
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