Introductory overview lectures at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Miami this coming week

Political arguments and political representation often rely on statistics, whether it’s counting votes, measuring public opinion, or assessing the effects of policies. Sunday afternoon, Andrew Gelman discusses how models of political behavior can be improved by moving toward a more data-based perspective.

Evidence-based medicine has the potential to transform health care, to focus resources on what works, and what works best for individual people. Monday morning, Chris Schmid discusses some of the statistical tools that can make this happen.

Data visualization lives at the intersection of science, graphic design, and online journalism. Tuesday morning, Dianne Cook takes us from the fundamentals of information display to the future of dynamic graphics.

Statistics is central to understanding gene mapping and gene expression. Wednesday morning, Cavan Reilly talks about the technical challenges involved in moving from data to genes to learning about genetic variation relating to disease.

These sessions are open to all registered attendees, no special tickets required.