Title（标题）：The Role of Statistics in Corporate America

Speaker（汇报人）：Dr. Qiwei Liang, from Virginia, USA

Time（功夫）：2010年12月2日（周四）下午3:00-4:00

Abstract（提要）：

1.' '&' ' Examples of large American companies that have to use statistics

2.' '&' ' Examples of large American companies that also use statistics

3.' '&' ' Statistical issues and challenges in large pharmaceutical companies

4.' '&' ' Statistical issues and challenges in large consumer goods' '&' ' companies

5.' '&' ' What a typical day look like for a statistician in a large pharmaceutical company

6.' '&' ' What a typical day look like for a statistician in a large consumer goods company

7.' '&' ' In-house statisticians often are not enough

8.' '&' ' The number of statisticians is still growing in Corporate America

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