The Effective Statistician - in association with PSI

Interview with Gary Sullivan During my early years, I was overwhelmed by so many trainings, SOPs, and processes. Only after my later years I learned what quality is really about. Gary fundamentally helped me and many others have a very different and more insightful/helpful/easy perspective about this topic.Listen and learn while we talk about the following points: During your first years in the industry - how did you think about quality? What did it mean to you?What are the key parts of quality today for you?How does this understanding of quality differ from being compliant to SOPs?Have you seen an example where a person was compliant to SOPs but didn't deliver quality?How can we increase quality as defined in this episode in our organization? References: Demmings book "Out of the crisis!" The 14 points of Demming!

Interview with Dacheng Liu Today, I am interviewing Dacheng Liu from Boehringer-Ingelheim and talk about the different opportunities open for data scientists in the pharmaceutical industry and answer the different interesting points below: How did you get into data science and what does "data science" mean to you?What are typical data science methods that we are not yet using enough?Which areas do you think, have currently the biggest potential to benefit from such methods?Which case studies do you have in mind?Which areas will become important in the future in terms of data science? References: https://theeffectivestatistician.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/References.docx

Interview with Agustin Calatroni Stay tuned while we dive into the following interesting points: How he got interested in data visualisationWhat were the key things he wanted to communicate about the mixed modelWhat him to submit so regularly the data visualisations to the Wonderful WednesdayWhich submission is he most proud of and whyWhat has he learned from the Wonderful Wednesday Webinars so farWhat does he think about the future of data visualisations in our industry More about Agustin Calatroni Listen to this interesting episode now and share this with your friends and colleagues who might learn about it!

Here are some specific tips: How you can align both Be aware about your own long term goals Don’t think in specific positions Think what you want to do What do you need to improve? Think about your strength first What are you passionate about?What are the needs on the level you want to get to?Know your rate limiting weaknessesBe clear about your company and department goals? Your supervisors goals!How do your ambition fit?What are your personal company goals?Can you get on the right project?What is possible?Have a discussion with your supervisor and your mentor Speak about the win for the supervisor and the department.What initiatives or specific projects could you become involved in?What opportunities exist outside of your company?Does it make sense to work in professional associations like PSI or ASA and bring knowledge back? Listen to this episode and share this with others who might learn from it!

So, today, I'll be sharing with you my experiences and my journey where you'll surely get great points and practical tips: Learnings in PharmaLocal, regional, globalDifferent companiesDifferent structuresHelp company one at a timeMy bigger visionProblems in the industryHow to change the industryHow I want to create a teamWhy I target those who want helpHow I want to show what good looks likeWhy I want to build communityWhy VeramedGreat company cultureAwesome peopleFast to actOpen for ideasFocused on statistics and programming Listen to this episode and share this with your friends and colleagues!

Interview with Willene Freddy In today's episode, Willene will walk us through Enneagram and how statisticians can benefit from this. Stay tuned. Definition of EnneagramHow to find out your typeHow will this help you work with less frustrationWhat are instinctive subtypes Listen to this episode and share this with your friends and colleagues! LinkedIn Profile

Interview with Chrissie Fletcher Over the last years, leaders of statistical organisations across Europe are meeting each year to talk about how the community can be moved forward and other important topics affecting statisticians in the industry. In 2021 was another meeting and I'm talking with Chrissie Fletcher about some of the topics covered during this years meeting. Specifically we talk about: What has happened in the last 2 years in terms of career development and leadership skills and what will come in the future? Data Science vs biostatistics? Which are the areas typical clinical statisticians can learn from data scientists? Chrissie has an awesome personality. She has a lot of influence in the stats community and she has done lots of different presentations and is actively participating in different organizations. You will surely learn much more about the topics from the stats leadership meeting which is really relevant for you. Listen to this interesting episode and learn a lot. Share this with your friends and colleagues!

In our standard graphics, we usually present summary statistics only. The exception is the Kaplan-Meier plot showing also individual patients. Showing individual patients effectively tells us so much more about e.g. clusters, outliers, and extreme values. Join Benjamin and I while we dive deep into the following points: Show uncertainty Show actual number of patients Give a feeling for the evidence Connect to the physicians seeing the individual patients Increase transparency  How to create: Spaghetti plotSlope graphUsing jittering for categorical data or thickness based on numbers of patients ScatterplotsAnimations over time Heat maps Bar charts with symbols for the patients Kaplan-MeierCumulative distribution function Waterfall plots Flowing data example of categorical data over time (find it here: https://flowingdata.com/2015/12/15/a-day-in-the-life-of-americans/) Additional features: Highlight the group means Making it interactive with hover over or filters or selections Sorting is crucial Combination with charts displaying group differences  Solve problems:  Unbalanced treatment groups Avoid over cluttered graphsTime to read and explain complex graphsTime needed to create complex graphsProblems obscuring small but meaningful differences Listen to this interesting episode and share this with your friends and colleagues!

Interview with Paul Terrill Do you think, you have nothing to add to a statistical conference? Are you afraid of sharing your achievements? Do you wonder, why you should put in the effort on top of your day-to-day job? All these thoughts and questions will be addressed in this episode with Paul Terrill, the chair of the scientific committee of PSI.  Beyond the questions above, we will also talk about the logistics and practical tips on how to submit your abstract and to become a speaker at next years conference.