The design and analysis of a two-phase experiments involving human subjects
This is a meeting of the South Australian Branch of the Statistical Society of Australia. Guest presenter: Chris Brien, Adjunct Associate Professor, UniSA STEM, The University of South Australia; Senior Biostatistician, The Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, University of Adelaide Two-phase experiments were introduced in 1952 by the Australian statistician George McIntyre. Their use has been…
Kernel Stein discrepancy minimization for MCMC thinning in cardiac electrophysiology
This is presented by the Bayesian Section of the Statistical Society of Australia Guest speaker: Dr Marina Riabiz, King's College, London Abstract: Calcium is the end-point intracellular signal driving cardiac myocyte contraction, and its dynamic is described through coupled ordinary differential equations (ODEs). Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) can be used to characterize the posterior…
Webinar: Measuring Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation
ZoomThe Statistical Society is pleased to announce the following event: Measuring Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation 30 August 2022, 10:30 AM, AEST, held online via Zoom. We are pleased to present a panel consisting of US researchers who are members of the Committee on Measuring Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation, and who conducted…
The initial impact of the COVID-19, social distancing and movement restrictions on crime in NSW, Australia.
The Canberra Branch of the Statistical Society of Australia invites you to its August branch meeting, featuring an online talk by Dr Joanna Wang from the University of Technology Sydney. Abstract: The spread of COVID-19 has prompted Governments around the world to impose draconian restrictions on business activity, public transport, and public freedom of movement.…
Inflation & the Australian Economy
Explore the Australian Economy in the next "Data Science in the News" from the QUT Centre for Data Science. In this session, the panel will explore economic issues that impact all of us including inflation, housing, jobs interest rates and more through the lens of data science. You will hear from: Catherine Smyth - Acting…
ADSN Workshop with ARDC
The Australian Data Science Network is pleased to welcome the Australian Data Research Commons (ARDC) for an online discussion to explore opportunities on how the ADSN and its organisations might work together with the ARDC. We will be joined by Ian Duncan, the ARDC’s Director of Outreach. He will give us a brief overview of…