The Effective Statistician - in association with PSI

As a statistician, have you ever wondered—why are statistical analyses for HTA dossiers differ from those in regulatory dossiers? Aren’t they both just benefit-risk assessments? In this podcast, we review some of the history and background of how HTA and regulatory decision making have common sources of information, but different utility functions for how they use that information. Why have we had...

Are you curious about aggregate safety assessment planning? Whether you’re an experienced statistician or just starting out in the field, your work increasingly demands that you apply principles of aggregate safety assessment planning. With an ever-changing and advancing landscape filled with data and technology advancements, it is essential to stay current on this topic. In this episode, Greg and...

Anyone can create a data visualization but not everyone can create a data visualization that is effectively communicating the data – and this is what we should aim for. Done wrong they leave the audience confused. In this episode, I’ve gathered up six problems around creating data visualisations, so you can improve the quality of your visualisations. Stay tuned while I talk about these 6 problems:

A few days from today, it will be Christmas already and I am sure you are very thrilled to get ready for Christmas! And it's almost time for another year and as the New Year brings a lot of challenges, I am excited to share with you my plans and projects for 2023 that you and I both will definitely benefit from and these events and projects will surely help you achieve more with your personal grow...

Do you want to be a more effective statistician? Do you have what it takes to be an effective leader in your organisation? Many people think that strong leadership skills are something that statisticians don't have. However,  as a statistician, you definitely have a lot to offer an organization. Statisticians often have the skillset required for leadership positions as they can use their questioni...

What are the advantages of being active on LinkedIn? How can you find the right career opportunity on this social site? How can increasing your network attract more opportunities? What kind of content should you post? In today's episode, I am talking about my favorite social media platform, LinkedIn. LinkedIn has helped a lot of professionals not only to meet new people and to broaden their networ...

Why is it important for a statistician to take the culture of the first mover advantage on a more personal level? How do the first-mover advantages help the personal and professional growth of a statistician? What does it take to be the first mover? How does being the first mover solve problems early? How do you develop the motivation to be the first mover? In this conversation, we talk about the...

How could differences between countries affect the elements that are included in statistical research? How could studies with such a diverse sample from different countries be managed to create a more dependable reference for statistical studies? How do differences of the quality of care that the target population receives impact studies? As statisticians, we need to be able to understand the vali...

Leadership is one of the most important aspects of any organization, and statistics is no exception. Good leadership can help a field grow and shape the future, while bad leadership can lead to stagnation or even ruin. In this episode, we discuss what leadership means for statisticians, how we develop our own leadership style, and how it helps us continue to move forward in our careers. Join Alun...

Are you struggling with your presentations? How does storytelling increase the interest of your listeners? How does audience relatability help in improving the way you are able to connect with them effectively? How does establishing rapport with your audience affect the overall value of your message and how it is going to be used by your target listeners? How can you effectively anchor a message t...

Does Multi-tasking help or harm you? How could you handle the desire to multitask more effectively? What fallacies about multitasking does the world currently believe? Are there ways to be more productive other than multitasking? How does focus change the way we function in any form of industry? This podcast gives our listeners an idea of what multitasking is, how it has changed the way people wor...

In this last part of the leadership series with Gary Sullivan, we talk about the next steps, you can take to work on your leadership skills. We cover the following areas: - Books - Mentoring - Role of supervisors - Podcasts - Mastermind groups - Courses

Indirect comparisons and network-meta analyses play a rising role in our world. A pubmed search provides 240 hits for the term network meta-analysis in 2011. This increased to 3223 in ten years later 2021 – more than 13 times more! There are many problems you can solve using these approaches and statisticians overlook some on a regular basis. Don’t miss out on providing your colleagues with great...

In this second part of the interview with Gary, we speak about the building blocks of leadership without authority from a statistician’s perspective. We cover questions like: Is influence the same as power? What is the role of trust, what are the different elements of trust and how can we improve trust being technical experts? How can we build relationships at work, that help us to influence chang...

How does information technology help reduce the statistical margin of mistakes? How does leadership come into play when creating programs designed to effectively manage statistical data? How does open-source culture in informatics development in statistics help in creating innovative technology to increase research validity? Does open-source development change the way statistical validation is tre...

What makes persistence one of the most important factors of being a leader? How does persistence among leaders in statistics affect the results of their work? How could persistence translate into understandable and actionable results for the target population? How can a persistent leader bring high value to bringing change to the target population? How does clear vision help leaders develop persis...

The Leadership program is now open and in this bonus episode, we go into some key questions about statisticians and leadership that may help you decide on your next steps. Here are the following key questions:

How do real-world data variables change the overall value of a clinical study? How does clinical study make it to the implementation stage and how is this strengthened through the use of RWEs? How does Real World Evidence validate the data and results that are presented in clinical trials? The extensive existence of Real World Evidence resources is already out there and is ready for utilization in...

Getting things done through others is a key part or even the definition of leadership and her clients face often the same situation as statisticians. They need to convince people rather than command them. In this episode, we have our first non-statistician as a guest. Julia has built her own consulting and training company Zestfor. She and her team specialise in developing Training programmes and...

What makes a statistician more valuable to an organization? How does a statistician’s work culture differ from working in a large company to working with a smaller organization? Would statisticians be able to bring more value to their work, especially when working with smaller companies? When the term “statistician” comes to mind, it is easy to picture a person who sits for hours behind a desk wor...

In this podcast episode, we discuss an important part of leadership – proactive behaviour. Or simply put—drive! As a statistician, your day-to-day approach to this topic will build up to long-term success. We discuss various aspects of the drive including:

What are RWEs or Real World Evidence about? How are Real World Evidence used in determining the value of clinical trials on how they are applied in real-life settings? How are RWEs validated and how are they used in actual medical cases as healthcare procedures are applied in hospitals? What variables tend to affect the way RWE data is managed and used as a reference to actual medical developments...

In this episode, we share out ideas and experiences, which mindset sets up statisticians for success. We cover topics around:

How does patient adherence affect the results of clinical trials? Are there ways to improve patient adherence to medication and treatments not only in clinical trials but also in real-life situations? What is the future of the value of clinical trials in terms of inclusive technological innovations? Clinical trials are designed to test whether a medication would be best for the target population....

Why would a person working under the rules and purpose of statistics for 30 years want something more than what she has been an expert with for many years? Do you want something more out of your statistician background? What could statisticians offer outside of the field of statistics in healthcare? How does leadership in statistics bring you to embrace more exciting journey outside of statistics?...