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First Annual Survey on Management Software used in Statistical Consulting

Written by Tristan Hayes

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Abstract: In a survey on software used to manage statistics consulting projects and billing, we received responses from 38 statistics and biostatistics departments. Of these, 31.2 % of departments reported no system for tracking projects and 34.2% reported no software in use for billing; 39.5% of departments used some combination of a REDCap/Google/Microsoft Form to capture client/project information; 8 organizations (21.1%) use… Read More

Interactive Visualizations Using the Julia Package Pluto

Written by Tristan Hayes

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The Julia package Pluto makes it easy to write “reactive notebooks” that intersperse code with text, figures, and interactive elements. They have been used for teaching, blog posts and data analysis reports. Below we present some interactive Pluto notebooks developed by UTHSC researchers.  At the moment they are hosted on Binder and may take a… Read More

BERD Faculty and Staff Contribute to the UT Covid-19 Site with Novel Tools

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Faculty and staff from the BERD Unit at the TN-CTSI at UTHSC have contributed a project on local COVID-19 data. In addition to generating static graphics on the disease severity in the region, researchers have also created interactive web-based maps using RShiny. These maps allow users to Zoom in precisely on any region of the… Read More

Seminar Slides | Enhancing Statistical Methods in Grants and Papers | Dr. Saunak Sen

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Enhancing Statistical Methods in Grants and Papers Seminar Slides (PDF) Time: June 4th 12:00-1:00PM Location: Simulation Building Room 102 Presented by Saunak Sen, PhD Enhancing Statistical Methods in Grants and Papers Modern biomedical research relies heavily on statistical reasoning and data analysis.  Journal and research grant reviewers are increasingly examining the statistical analysis sections more closely. … Read More

Seminar Slides | Multiple Comparisons and the False Discovery Rate | Dr. Saunak Sen

Written by Tristan Hayes

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Please click below for the slides from Dr. Saunak Sen’s presentation May 21st, 2019. Multiple Comparisons and the Falsefdr Discovery Rate

Seminar Slides: The Bayesian Approach to Data Analysis | Fridtjof Thomas

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Please see below the slides from the seminar on May 15th, 2019 by Fridtjof Thomas. Seminar Slides Bayesian Approach to Data AnalysisBayesian-Approach-TN-CTSI-2019-05-14-handout

Anatomy of a Diagnostic Test – an R Shiny Example by Saunak Sen

Written by Tristan Hayes

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The positive and negative predictive values of a dignostic test depend not only on its sensitivity and specificity, but also the prevalence of the disease (or the pre-test probability of disease).  This interactive display illustrates that inter-dependence. Move the sensitivity, specificity, and disease prevalence sliders, and watch the positive and negative predictive value sliders change… Read More