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Leadership in Statistics: Increasing Our Value and Visibility

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  • Eric W. Gibson

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Scientists in every discipline are generating data more rapidly than ever before, resulting in an increasing need for statistical skills at a time when there is decreasing visibility for the field of statistics. Resolving this paradox requires stronger statistical leadership to guide multidisciplinary teams in the design and planning of scientific research and making decisions based on data. It requires more effective communication to nonstatisticians of the value of statistics in using data to answer questions, predict outcomes, and support decision-making in the face of uncertainty. It also requires a greater appreciation of the unique capabilities of alternative quantitative disciplines such as machine learning, data science, pharmacometrics, and bioinformatics which represent an opportunity for statisticians to achieve greater impact through collaborative partnership. Examples taken from pharmaceutical drug development are used to illustrate the concept of statistical leadership in a collaborative multidisciplinary team environment.

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  • Eric W. Gibson, 2019. "Leadership in Statistics: Increasing Our Value and Visibility," The American Statistician, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 73(2), pages 109-116, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:amstat:v:73:y:2019:i:2:p:109-116
    DOI: 10.1080/00031305.2017.1336484
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    1. Guido Thommes & Martin Oliver Sailer & Nicolas Bonnet & Alex Carlton & Juan J. Abellan & Veronique Robert, 2022. "Awareness and use of quantitative decision-making methods in pharmaceutical development," Papers 2203.00684, arXiv.org.

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