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Past Chapter Events (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010)

2021

Chapter Virtual Lecture and Demo
Title: MAPPING COVID-19 IN QGIS
Instructor: Mai Uchida, MPH, MS (The Knowledge Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center)
Date and Time: March 19, 2021, 4:00 - 5:15 P.M.
Event Flyer (pdf): https://www.nycasa.org/mar-19-2021-mai uchida-flyer.pdf
Event Flyer (jpg): https://www.nycasa.org/mar-19-2021-mai uchida-flyer.jpg

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Chapter Virtual Colloquium
Title: SURVIVAL DATA EXTRAPOLATION FOR COST-EFFECTIVENESS MODELING
Speaker: Ben Li, PhD (Statistical Research and Data Science Center at Pfizer)
Date and Time: Friday, June 11, 2021, 4:00 P.M. (ET)
Presentation Slides: https://www.nycasa.org/Survival Data Extrapolation for Cost-effectiveness Modeling.pdf
Event Flyer (pdf): https://www.nycasa.org/Ben Li - NYC ASA Jun-11-2021 Event.pdf
Event Flyer (jpg): https://www.nycasa.org/Ben Li - NYC ASA Jun-11-2021 Event.jpg

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ASA Virtual Traveling Course
Topic: INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE, MACHINE LEARNING AND DEEP LEARNING (IN R AND PYTHON)
Instructors: Hui Lin (Shopify) and Ming Li (Amazon)
Dates and Times:
- Friday, October 22, 2021, 4:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. (ET)
- Saturday, October 23, 2021, 10:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. (ET)
Event Flyer (pdf): https://www.nycasa.org/Traveling%20Course%202021%20Flyer.pdf
Event Flyer (png): https://www.nycasa.org/Traveling%20Course%202021%20Flyer.png

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Chapter Virtual Symposium
Topic: SYMPOSIUM ON TEACHING STATISTICS
Speakers:
- David Draper (UC Santa Cruz)
- Andrew Gelman (Columbia) and Gwynn Sturdevant (Harvard)
- David Spiegelhalter (Cambridge)
- David Rindskopf (CUNY)
Date and Time: Tuesday, November 2, 2021, 2:00 P.M. (ET)
Event Flyer (pdf): https://www.nycasa.org/Symposium%20on%20Teaching%20Statistics%202021.pdf
Event Flyer (png): https://www.nycasa.org/Symposium%20on%20Teaching%20Statistics%202021.png

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2020

Chapter Webinar
Title: BALANCING UTILITY AND PRIVACY: USEFUL DATA FROM THE 2020 CENSUS?
Guest Speakers: Joseph J. Salvo and Joel Alvarez (NYC Department of City Planning)
Date and Time: May 29, 2020, 2:00 - 3:15 P.M.

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Chapter Colloquium
Title: An overview of knowledge graphs: latest trends in representing and querying knowledge in Intelligent Systems
Speaker: Francios Scharffe, PhD (The Knowledge Graphs Conference and Community)
Date and Time: Friday, October 16, 2020, 4:00 - 5:00 P.M. EST
Free Webinar: Zoom Meeting Link Will Be Sent Upon Registration
Detailed Information and Online Registration Form: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/latest-trends-in-representing-and-querying-knowledge-in-intelligent-systems-tickets-121986335413
Recorded Webinar: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pdusdvqfjwvuo2r/KnowledgeGraphs_Scharffe_ASA.mp4?dl=0

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Chapter Colloquium
Title: It's not all about Effectiveness: Optimization of Behavioral and Biobehavioral Interventions
Speaker: Linda M. Collins, PhD, School of Global Public Health, New York University
Date and Time: Friday, November 6, 2020, 4:00 - 5:00 P.M. EST
Free Webinar: Zoom Meeting Link Will Be Sent Upon Registration
Detailed Information and Online Registration Form: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conceptual-introduction-to-the-multiphase-optimization-strategy-most-tickets-125758790929
Recorded Webinar: https://www.dropbox.com/s/nyb4ez9omlnmbn3/ASANYC_LindaCollins.mp4?dl=0

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ASA Virtual Travel Course
Title: Guidelines for using state-of-the art methods to estimate propensity score and inverse probability of treatment weights when drawing causal inferences
Instructors:
Daniel F. McCaffrey, PhD, Principal Research Scientist, ETS
Donna Coffman, PhD, Assistant Professor, Temple University
Date and Time: Saturday, November 21, 2020, 10:00 - 4:00 P.M. EST

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2019

Chapter Colloquium
Topic: STATISTICS AND THE LAW
Title: REVISITING THE IMPLICIT RATE OF NON-CONVICTION FOR MARGINAL GUILTY PLEA DEFENDANTS
Guest Speakers: Michael O. Finkelstein and Bruce Levin
Date: April 1, 2019
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 P.M.
Co-Sponsor: The Educational Psychology Ph.D. Program of CUNY
Location: CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY

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Chapter Colloquium
Topic: DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION
Title: CREATING EFFECTIVE GRAPHS WITH R
Guest Speakers: Naomi B. Robbins and Joyce Robbins
Date: June 17, 2019
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 P.M.
Co-Sponsor: The Educational Psychology Ph.D. Program of CUNY
Location: CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY

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Chapter Colloquium
Title: MACHINE LEARNING LEVERAGING SAS VIYA
Guest Speakers: Andy Ravenna and May Yamada-Lifton
Date: October 29, 2019
Time: 6:30 - 9:00 P.M.
Co-Sponsor: The SAS Institute
Location: The SAS Institute, New York, NY

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2018

Chapter Colloquium
Topic: ANALYSIS OF LABOR TRAFFICKING DATA
Speaker: Eric Schles (Elucd and NYU)
Date: January 24, 2018
Time: 4:30 to 6:15 P.M.
Co-Sponsor: The Educational Psychology Ph.D. Program of the City University of New York
Location: CUNY Graduate Center, New York, New York

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2017

Chapter Seminar
Topic: PHILOSOPHY OF STATISTICS AND DEEP LEARNING
Presenter: Melanie Swan (New School for Social Research)
Date: March 30, 2017
Time: 5:00 P.M. (Doors open at 4:30 and talk begins at 5:00 P.M.)
Location: Pfizer, Inc., New York, New York

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Chapter Colloquium
Topic: BLOCKCHAIN AS THE EXPONENTIAL AGENT TO AI AND IoT
Presenter: Richie Etwaru (QuintilesIMS)
Date: October 4, 2017
Time: 5:00 P.M. (Doors open at 4:30 and talk begins at 5:00 P.M.)
Co-Sponsor: The Educational Psychology Ph.D. Program of the City University of New York
Location: CUNY Graduate Center, New York, New York

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Chapter Seminar
Topic: FROM DATA TO EVIDENCE: EMPLOYING BIG, REAL-WORLD DATA FOR DECISION-MAKING ABOUT MEDICAL TREATMENTS
Speaker: Jeremy A. Rassen, M.S., Sc.D. (Aetion, Inc.)
Date: November 29, 2017
Time: 5:00 P.M. (Doors open at 4:30 and talk begins at 5:00 P.M.)
Location: Pfizer, Inc., New York, New York

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Chapter Colloquium
Topic: NOVEL MACHINE LEARNING METHODS FOR MODELING TIME-TO-EVENT DATA
Speaker: Bhanukiran Vinzamuri, Ph.D. (IBM Research AI)
Date: December 13, 2017
Time: 4:15 to 6:15 P.M.
Co-Sponsor: The Educational Psychology Ph.D. Program of the City University of New York
Location: CUNY Graduate Center, New York, New York

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2016

Chapter Colloquium
Topic: STATISTICAL APPROACHES AND DECISION MAKING IN NON-RANDOMIZED STUDIES
Presenter: Knut M. Wittkowski, Ph.D., D.Sc. (Rockefeller University)
Date: April 4, 2016 (Registration deadline is April 1, 2016)
Time: 4:30 - 6:15 P.M. (Doors open at 4:15 and talk begins at 4:30 P.M.)
Co-Sponsor: The Educational Psychology Ph.D. Program of the City University of New York
Location: CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY

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Chapter Seminar
Topic: RCLOUD - COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR VISUALIZATION AND BIG DATA ANALYTICS
Presenter: Simon Urbanek, Ph.D. (AT&T Labs)
Date: September 14, 2016
Time: 5:00 P.M. (Doors open at 4:30 and talk begins at 5:00 P.M.)
Location: AT&T Research, New York, New York

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Chapter Colloquium
Topic: SOLVING STATISTICS PROBLEMS USING STAN
Presenter: Andrew Gelman, Ph.D. (Columbia University)
Date: September 20, 2016
Time: 2:00 P.M.
Co-Sponsor: The Educational Psychology Ph.D. Program of the City University of New York
Location: CUNY Graduate Center, New York, New York

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2015

Chapter Seminar
Topic: The Technology Underlying Big Data Analytics
Speaker: Sandy Ryza (Data Scientist, Cloudera)
Date: September 15, 2015
Time: 4:30 P.M.
Location: Cloudera, New York, NY

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Chapter Seminar
Topic: Challenges in Risk Analysis of Complex Systems: From Space Shuttle, Dirty Bombs to Medical Drugs and Chemicals
Speaker: Siddhartha Dalal (Chief Data Scientist, AIG Inc.)
Date: November 10, 2015
Time: 5:00 to 7:00 P.M.
Location: AIG Inc., New York, NY

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2014

Short Course
Topic: PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES: MEASUREMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND INTERPRETATION
Presenters: Joseph C. Cappelleri and Andrew G. Bushmakin (Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT)
Date: April 1, 2014
Time: 4:30 - 8:30 P.M.
Co-Sponsor: The Educational Psychology Ph.D. Program of the City University of New York
Location: CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY

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Chapter Seminar
Topic: HOW TO AVOID SOME DIFFERENT GRAPHICAL MISTAKES
Guest Speaker: Naomi B. Robbins (NBR)
Date: December 15, 2014
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 P.M. (Doors open at 2:00 and talk begins at 2:15 P.M.)
Co-Sponsor: The Educational Psychology Ph.D. Program of CUNY
Location: CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY

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2013

Chapter Colloquium
Topic: PREDICTIVE MODELING: AN INTRODUCTION AND A DISQUISITION IN THREE PARTS
Presenter: Max Kuhn, Ph.D. (Pfizer Inc.)
Date: November 14, 2013
Time: 4:15 - 6:15 P.M.
Co-Sponsor: The Educational Psychology Ph.D. Program of the City University of New York
Location: CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY

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2012

Chapter Seminar
Topic: RESPONDER ANALYSES - A PhRMA POSITION PAPER
Presenter: Joseph C. Cappelleri, Ph.D., M.P.H. (Pfizer Inc.)
Date: May 23, 2012
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 P.M.
Co-Sponsor: The School of Health Sciences at Touro College
Location: Touro College, New York, NY

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Chapter Colloquium
Topic: BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH DATA ANALYSIS WITH R
Presenter: Yuelin Li, Ph.D. (Associate Attending Behavioral Scientist, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center)
Date: June 18, 2012
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 P.M.
Co-Sponsor: The Educational Psychology Ph.D. Program of the City University of New York
Location: CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY

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2011

LearnSTAT onDemand Lecture
Topic: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SURVEY RESPONSE
Presenter: Roger Tourangeau
Date: March 1, 2011
Time: 4:00 - 7:00 P.M.
Co-Sponsor: The Educational Psychology Ph.D. Program of CUNY
Location: CUNY Graduate Center, New York, New York

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REFRESHER COURSE IN STATISTICS
Dates: March - May 2011
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 P.M.
Co-Sponsor: The Graduate School of Psychology and School of Health Sciences at Touro College
Location: Touro College, New York, New York

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2010

Chapter Seminar
Topic: HOW TO AVOID SOME COMMON GRAPHICAL MISTAKES
Guest Speakers: Naomi B. Robbins and Joyce Robbins
Date: March 8, 2010
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 P.M.
Co-Sponsor: The Educational Psychology Ph.D. Program of CUNY
Location: CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY

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THIRD ANNUAL STATISTICAL POSTER COMPETITION FOR GRADES K-12 IN NEW YORK CITY
Co-sponsors: NYC Metro Area Chapter of the ASA, The Educational Psychology Ph.D. Program of the City University of New York, and The Graduate School of Psychology of Touro College in New York
Registration: Closed February 5, 2010
Poster Entry Deadline: March 3, 2010
Awards Ceremony: March 27, 2010 (by invitation only)

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