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.     

Transactions of the Statistical Society of London (1837)

Summary. The Transactions of the Statistical Society of London (1837) appeared before the journal of the Royal Statistical Society began publication and represents the substantial statistical work that had been undertaken in the early years of the existence of the Society. The contents of this publication are summarized here against the historical background of the time.     

2007年中国全面建设小康社会进程统计监测报告

 本文根据全面建设小康社会统计监测指标体系对中国2000~2007年全面建设小康社会进程进行了监测。监测结果表明：2007年,中国全面建设小康社会实现程度达到72.9%,比2000年的59.3%提高13.6个百分点,其中,东部、东北、中部和西部地区分别达到81.3%、74.8%、70.3%和64.6%。但是,从指标体系的六大方面来看,经济、社会、环境等方面的发展并不均衡;从23项监测指标的实现程度看,难易程度存在较大差异;从全国四大区域来看,区域之间的差距逐年加大。本文也分析了现阶段全面建设小康社会进程中出现的问题,并提出了相应建议。     

中国PM_(2.5)污染时空趋势研究——基于贝叶斯时空统计视角

以遥感反演的PM_(2.5)年均浓度数据为基础,研究了2000-2014年中国PM_(2.5)污染的时空演化趋势与特征。采用了基于多尺度嵌套空间统计单元的贝叶斯时空层次模型,并对多尺度嵌套空间统计单元构建的剖分阈值范围进行了扩展。研究表明:第一,2000—2014年,中国PM_(2.5)重度污染区域已形成"两团一带"的稳态空间结构,主要位于华北平原、长三角地区、四川盆地和新疆塔里木盆地等区域;第二,PM_(2.5)污染程度高于全国总体水平的区域面积占比为63.3%,但对应的暴露人口比例却高达92.5%;第三,2000-2014年,PM_(2.5)轻度污染的西部地区出现了较强的局部加重趋势,同时湖北、河南、山东、长三角地区北部和京津冀地区等PM_(2.5)重度污染区域也出现了局部增加趋势,并形成了"X"型空间结构,但PM_(2.5)污染较重的四川盆地却呈现出下降的局部趋势。     

On the beta-correlated binomial (bcb) distribution - a three parameter generalization of the binomial distribution

A modification of the beta-correlated binomial (BCB) distribution of Paul (1985) is proposed. This modification over- comes some theoretical difficulties encountered in the original BCB distribution.     

Experiences in evaluating the population figures of the USSR, 1926-1941 (brief results of investigations)

The authors discuss shortcomings of the Soviet censuses conducted from 1926 to 1941, using modern methods to adjust the data. Tables include original and adjusted data on the total population of the USSR by age and sex.