新世纪的统计学：创新与发展 —— 第一届中国统计学年会综述

由全国20余所高等院校统计学院(系)和统计科研机构倡议举办的第一届中国统计学年会于2006年10月20日至22日在天津财经大学成功举行。中国统计学年会是中国高等院校为主导的纯民间性质的全国性统计学学术交流会议,力图为进一步促进中国统计学科的发展,扩大统计学科的影响,特别是     

Lemuel Shattuck,Statist Founder of the American Statistical Association

Polynomial regression of degree p in one independent variable χ is considered. Numerically large sample correlations between χ^α and χ^β, α < β, a, β = 1, ···, p, may cause ill-conditioning in the matrix to be inverted in application of the method of least squares. These sample correlations are investigated. It is confirmed that centering of the independent variable to have zero sample mean removes nonessential ill-conditioning. If the sample values of χ are placed symmetrically about their mean, the sample correlation between χ^α and χ^β is reduced to zero by centering when α + β is odd, but may remain large when α + β is even. Some examples and recommendations are given.     

The Teaching of Statistics in England: Report of the Royal Statistical Society

Some experiences with the use of student projects in experimental design courses at Wisconsin are described. Each student is given the opportunity of selecting a problem of direct interest to him/her, designing and performing an experiment, collecting and analyzing the data. Some ideas with regard to pedagogy and the use of simulated data are also discussed.     

中国统计学会四个专题统计学术研究组分别召开学术会议

中国统计学会统计史研究组、马克思主义统计理论研究组、统计教育研究组、统计计算和数据传输技术现代化研究组等四个专题统计学术研究组在1984年4季度分别召开学术会议,研究有关的学术研究活动问题。报导如下: 统计史研究组在1984年11月10日至13日在上海市召开会议,主要讨论了统计史研究的指导思想,统计史研究的规划,以及组员在近期内研究的专题等问题。