# statistical (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover statistical. Page: Feed: --- ## [Leadership and Women in Statistics | Stats + Stories Episode 392](https://soundcloud.com/statsandstories/leadership-and-women-in-statistics) _2026-08-13 · Stats + Stories_ Women regularly hold leadership roles in stats departments at universities and in major statistical organizations, but it wasn't so long ago that women had to fight to be included. At one point, women faculty had to climb through the windows of the faculty club at Berkeley to attend meetings there; the stories of the struggles of women to be accepted in the profession aren't always visible. But… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2380762149-statsandstories-leadership-and-women-in-statistics.mp3) ## [The Best Sports Stats from the Past Year | Stats + Stories Episode 391](https://soundcloud.com/statsandstories/the-best-sports-stats-from-the-past-year) _2026-07-23 · Stats + Stories_ Sports and statistics go hand-in-hand. But some of those statistics are more interesting than others. Each year, the Royal Statistical Society highlights some of the most compelling sports stats in its Sports Statistic of the Year competition this year’s winners are the focus of this episode of Stats and Stories with Jessica Hargreaves and Robert Mastrodomenico. Jessica Hargreaves is the chair of… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2366300381-statsandstories-the-best-sports-stats-from-the-past-year.mp3) ## [The Impact of College Vaccine Mandates | Stats + Stories Episode 244 (REPOST)](https://soundcloud.com/statsandstories/the-impact-of-college-vaccine2) _2026-07-17 · Stats + Stories_ Last academic year colleges and universities across the US struggled with whether to mandate COVID vaccinations for their students. While colleges often require vaccines, the political controversy surrounding the COVID shots made adopting a vaccine policy a complicated undertaking. But according to one study, it had a profound impact on the national COVID death toll last fall. That's the focus of… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2362572725-statsandstories-the-impact-of-college-vaccine2.mp3) ## [Taylor Swift and Markov Chains | Stats + Stories Episode 390](https://soundcloud.com/statsandstories/taylor-swift-and-markov-chains) _2026-07-09 · Stats + Stories_ Taylor Swift is an entertainment juggernaut. She's become one of the best-selling musical artists of all time, with her Eras tour grossing more than $2 billion. During that tour, Swift surprised her audience each night with costume changes to mark different eras of her career. Now, a couple of researchers have figured out how to predict what costumes Swift would wear, when, and if these outfit… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2355975587-statsandstories-taylor-swift-and-markov-chains.mp3) ## [Urban Displacement | Stats + Stories Episode 389](https://soundcloud.com/statsandstories/urban-displacement) _2026-06-25 · Stats + Stories_ It can take decades for an urban community to develop, but a fraction of that time for it to be torn apart. Each year, urban residents are forced out of their homes and out of their communities to make way for gentrification or other kinds of urban development. When these individuals are forced to leave their homes, they're also forced to leave behind their histories and cultures. These changes… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2345421002-statsandstories-urban-displacement.mp3) ## [Public Health Equity | Stats + Stories Episode 388](https://soundcloud.com/statsandstories/public-health-equity) _2026-06-11 · Stats + Stories_ The World Health Organization defines health equity as a public health concept describing equity of access to health resources for genetic, socio-environmental, and economic determinants of health, varying according to individuals, families, and social or societal groups. Concerns about data equity have surfaced, which may result in many populations, including those in rural areas with… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2337268196-statsandstories-public-health-equity.mp3) ## [Running the Numbers: Portraits of Human Mass Culture | Stats + Stories Episode 387](https://soundcloud.com/statsandstories/runnning-the-numbers) _2026-05-28 · Stats + Stories_ A 2010 statistic reports that, on average, there are 29,000 personal bankruptcy filings per week in the US, while another states that, on average, 50,000 pieces of floating plastic per square mile are observed in the Pacific Ocean. How might art be used to convey the magnitude of these statistics, suppose 29,000 credit card images of them were arranged to compose a larger image of a full moon, or… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2328647294-statsandstories-runnning-the-numbers.mp3) ## [Step Out in the Sunshine | Stats + Short Stories Episode 325 (REPOST)](https://soundcloud.com/statsandstories/step-out-in-the-sunshine2) _2026-05-21 · Stats + Stories_ As you reach the end of a long day with an excess of stress how do you recharge? Have you found that a long stroll in the sun or through the woods can provide this renewal? Walking in nature is the focus of this episode of Stats+Stories with guest Dr. Altea Lorenzo-Arribas. Dr. Altea Lorenzo-Arribas is a socio-economic statistician at Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland (BioSS) working in… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2324612378-statsandstories-step-out-in-the-sunshine2.mp3) ## [Building Statistical Capacity in Africa | Stats + Stories Episode 386](https://soundcloud.com/statsandstories/building-statistical-capacity-in-africia) _2026-05-14 · Stats + Stories_ In order to promote the economic and social development of countries, you have to be clear about what economic and social development even means and how you'll measure these concepts. This is where official statistics excels. Many nations continue to build the capacity of their statistical systems to address the needs of their countries. Our episode today focuses on official statistics and… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2320438442-statsandstories-building-statistical-capacity-in-africia.mp3) ## [The Etymology of the Word Statistics | Stats + Stories Episode 248 (REPOST)](https://soundcloud.com/statsandstories/the-etymology-of-the-word-statistics2) _2026-04-30 · Stats + Stories_ In the late 1600s, a book was published satirizing politics in Europe. Published two decades after the end of the 30 Years’ War, it focuses on the power of the Holy Roman Empire. That book’s impact on statistics is the focus of this episode of stats and stories, with guest Wallace Ferguson. Wallace Ferguson has taught mathematics and statistics at Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School, Kent,… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2303323076-statsandstories-the-etymology-of-the-word-statistics2.mp3) ## [Web Coding With AI, Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cu56RTwOOIP5) _2026-04-30 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control, open source. ## Episode 115: Steven Novick _2026-03-10 · ASA Biopharm's Podcast_ Biopharmaceutical Section Chair Steven Novick discusses goals for the section. [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/16296/episodes/18824659-episode-115-steven-novick.mp3) ## Episode 114: 2025 Nonclinical Biostatistics Conference _2026-02-03 · ASA Biopharm's Podcast_ Rebecca Wilson, Katie Brickey, John Kolassa, Jocelyn Sendecki, Paul Faya, and Mahan Dastgiri discuss the 2025 ASA Biopharmaceutical Section Nonclinical Biostatistics Conference. [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/16296/episodes/18618525-episode-114-2025-nonclinical-biostatistics-conference.mp3) ## [Lecture M (2025-12-02): Final Exam Review](https://asu-iee475.blogspot.com/2025/12/lecture-m-2025-12-02-final-exam-review.html) _2025-12-02 · tpavlic@asu.edu (Theodore P. Pavlic) · IEE 475: Simulating Stochastic Systems_ In this lecture, we prepare for the final exam and give a brief review of all topics from the course. [Listen](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/o4dznhmfp3d482k7m1hek/IEE475-LectureM-2025-12-02-Final_Exam_Review-audio_only.mp3?rlkey=gwpuk8bv713416faoz1uesb6c&ext=.mp3) ## [Lecture K2 (2025-11-25): Variance Reduction Techniques, Part 2 (Antithetic Variates and Importance Sampling)](https://asu-iee475.blogspot.com/2025/11/lecture-k2-2025-11-25-variance.html) _2025-11-25 · tpavlic@asu.edu (Theodore P. Pavlic) · IEE 475: Simulating Stochastic Systems_ In this lecture, we review four different Variance Reduction Techniques (VRT's). Namely, we discuss common random numbers (CRNs), control variates, antithetic variates (AVs), and importance sampling. Each one of these is a different approach to reducing the variance in the estimation of relative or absolute performance of a simulation model. Variance reduction is an alternative way to increase the… [Listen](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/5ql1twfu8yq07kwcjgeen/IEE475-LectureK2-2025-11-25-Variance_Reduction_Techniques-Part_2-Antithetic_Variates_and_Importance_Sampling-audio_only.mp3?rlkey=ba27tr66lxsl8sqf57vda2f1s&ext=.mp3) ## [Lecture K1 (2025-11-20): Variance Reduction Techniques, Part 1 (CRNs and Control Variates)](https://asu-iee475.blogspot.com/2025/11/lecture-k1-2025-11-20-variance.html) _2025-11-21 · tpavlic@asu.edu (Theodore P. Pavlic) · IEE 475: Simulating Stochastic Systems_ In this lecture, we start by reviewing approaches for absolute and relative performance estimation in stochastic simulation. This begins with a reminder of the use of confidence intervals for estimation of performance for a single simulation model. We then move to different ways to use confidence intervals on mean DIFFERENCES to compare two different simulation models. We then move to the ranking… [Listen](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/5vo1sifq6brie4tcuc05s/IEE475-LectureK1-2025-11-20-Variance_Reduction_Techniques-Part_1-CRNs_and_Control_Variates-audio_only.mp3?rlkey=cyhj5f0ta97h6tk5d390b3elk&ext=.mp3) ## [Lecture J4 (2025-11-19): Estimation of Relative Performance](https://asu-iee475.blogspot.com/2025/11/lecture-j4-2025-11-19-estimation-of.html) _2025-11-19 · tpavlic@asu.edu (Theodore P. Pavlic) · IEE 475: Simulating Stochastic Systems_ In this lecture, we review what we have learned about one-sample confidence intervals (i.e., how to use them as graphical versions of one-sample t-tests) for absolute performance estimation in order to motivate the problem of relative performance estimation. We introduce two-sample confidence intervals (i.e., confidence intervals on DIFFERENCES based on different two-sample t-tests) that are… [Listen](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/sg4ht5e3e5fwn7hzwgm3z/IEE475-LectureJ4-2025-11-19-Estimation_of_Relative_Performance-audio_only.mp3?rlkey=fw4dw74qnhprowuio9kia1sxk&ext=.mp3) ## [Lecture J3 (2025-11-13): Estimation of Absolute Performance, Part III (Non-Terminating Systems/Steady-State Simulations)](https://asu-iee475.blogspot.com/2025/11/lecture-j3-2025-11-13-estimation-of.html) _2025-11-13 · tpavlic@asu.edu (Theodore P. Pavlic) · IEE 475: Simulating Stochastic Systems_ In this lecture, we start by further reviewing confidence intervals (where they come from and what they mean) and prediction intervals and then use them to motivate a simpler way to determine how many replications are needed in a simulation study (focusing first on transient simulations of terminating systems). We then shift our attention to steady-state simulations of non-terminating systems and… [Listen](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/g7hwma0neibmpz612tu7l/IEE475-LectureJ3-2025-11-13-Estimation_of_Absolute_Performance-Part_III-Non-Terminating_Systems_Steady-State_Simulations-audio_only.mp3?rlkey=bos8g81re5o29n8dycdbman2b&ext=.mp3) ## [Lecture J2 (2025-11-06): Estimation of Absolute Performance, Part II (Terminating Systems/Transient Simulations)](https://asu-iee475.blogspot.com/2025/11/lecture-j2-2025-11-06-estimation-of.html) _2025-11-07 · tpavlic@asu.edu (Theodore P. Pavlic) · IEE 475: Simulating Stochastic Systems_ In this lecture, we review estimating absolute performance from simulation, with focus on choosing the number of necessary replications of transient simulations of terminating systems. The lecture starts by overviewing point estimation, bias, and different types of point estimators. This includes an overview of quantile estimation and how to use quantile estimation to use simulations as… [Listen](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/5uk44hgimeq5acmdk2rwn/IEE475-LectureJ2-2025-11-06-Estimation_of_Absolute_Performance-Part_II-Terminating_Systems_Transient_Simulations-audio_only.mp3?rlkey=ecuna3ynrzwkd60la94ijpqmk&ext=.mp3) ## [Lecture J1 (2025-11-04): Estimation of Absolute Performance, Part I (Introduction to Point and Interval Estimation)](https://asu-iee475.blogspot.com/2025/11/lecture-j1-2025-11-04-estimation-of.html) _2025-11-04 · tpavlic@asu.edu (Theodore P. Pavlic) · IEE 475: Simulating Stochastic Systems_ In this lecture, we introduce the estimation of absolute performance measures in simulation – effectively shifting our focus from validating input models to validating and making inferences about simulation outputs. Most of this lecture is a review of statistics and reasons for the assumptions for various parametric and non-exact non-parametric methods. We also introduce a few more advanced… [Listen](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/z3i8b6jkpz8zj5hrk100b/IEE475-LectureJ1-2025-11-04-Estimation_of_Absolute_Performance-Part_I-Introduction_to_Point_and_Interval_Estimation-audio_only.mp3?rlkey=eqwfnr6jj7smqfvyuyt91rl4b&ext=.mp3) ## [Lecture I (2025-10-30): Statistical Reflections](https://asu-iee475.blogspot.com/2025/10/iee-475-lecture-i-2025-10-30.html) _2025-10-30 · tpavlic@asu.edu (Theodore P. Pavlic) · IEE 475: Simulating Stochastic Systems_ In this lecture, we review statistical fundamentals – such as the origins of the t-test, the meaning of type-I and type-II error (and alternative terminology for both, such as false positive rate and false negative rate) and the connection to statistical power (sensitivity). We review the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve and give a qualitative description of where it gets its shape in… [Listen](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/luut0scz2d9js7nblwur3/IEE475-LectureI-2025-10-30-Statistical_Reflections-audio_only.mp3?rlkey=cmobk4udfy8v1vu9mni4ggcjn&ext=.mp3) ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/GZ5dq8lVaIPZ) _2025-10-30 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [Lecture H (2025-10-28): Verification, Validation, and Calibration of Simulation Models](https://asu-iee475.blogspot.com/2025/10/lecture-h-2025-10-28-verification.html) _2025-10-29 · tpavlic@asu.edu (Theodore P. Pavlic) · IEE 475: Simulating Stochastic Systems_ At the start of this lecture, we review statistical topics and fitting techniques from Unit G (particularly Lecture G3, on goodness of fit). In particular, we review hypothesis testing fundamentals (type-I error, type-II error, statistical power, sensitivity, false positive rate, true negative rate, receiver operating characteristic, ROC, alpha, beta) and then go into examples of using Chi-squared… [Listen](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/5uupish2t0wqcc4wtzz5c/IEE475-LectureH-2025-10-28-Verification_Validation_and_Calibration_of_Simulation_Models-audio_only.mp3?rlkey=mjk7upvjodpobwdflcc9hm9we&ext=.mp3) ## [Lecture G3 (2025-10-23) Input Modeling, Part 3 (Parameter Estimation and Goodness of Fit)](https://asu-iee475.blogspot.com/2025/10/lecture-g3-2025-10-23-input-modeling.html) _2025-10-23 · tpavlic@asu.edu (Theodore P. Pavlic) · IEE 475: Simulating Stochastic Systems_ In this lecture, we (nearly) finish our coverage of Input Modeling, where the focus of this lecture is on parameter estimation and assessing goodness of fit. We review input modeling in general and then briefly review fundamentals of hypothesis testing. We discuss type-I error, p-values, type-II error, effect sizes, and statistical power. We discuss the dangers of using p-values at very large… [Listen](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/l1nq2apnppar0pd8mut3x/IEE475-LectureG3-2025-10-23-Input_Modeling-Part_3-Parameter_Estimation_and_Goodness_of_Fit-audio_only.mp3?rlkey=xl25j6my4auchvp0z5htylut4&ext=.mp3) ## Episode 113: RISW: A Look Behind the Curtain _2025-09-18 · ASA Biopharm's Podcast_ Erik Bloomquist, Wanjie Sun, Yingwen Dong, and Jonathan Moscovici discuss what occurs behind the curtain at the Regulatory-Industry Statistics Workshop. [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/16296/episodes/17866676-episode-113-risw-a-look-behind-the-curtain.mp3) ## Episode 112: Preparing Future Statisticians to Succeed in the Era of AI _2025-04-04 · ASA Biopharm's Podcast_ John McGready discusses how to prepare future statisticians to succeed in the era of AI. [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/16296/episodes/16917179-episode-112-preparing-future-statisticians-to-succeed-in-the-era-of-ai.mp3) ## Episode 111: Nan Laird _2025-01-16 · ASA Biopharm's Podcast_ A look at the life and accomplishments of Nan Laird. [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/16296/episodes/16448511-episode-111-nan-laird.mp3) ## Episode 110: STATBOLIC Cardiometabolic Statistical Workshop _2024-12-05 · ASA Biopharm's Podcast_ Jürgen Hummel, Hiya Banerjee, Jingyi Liu, Jason Legg, and Henrik Ravn discuss the inaugural STATBOLIC Workshop. [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/16296/episodes/16228955-episode-110-statbolic-cardiometabolic-statistical-workshop.mp3)