SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: OLD SCC13 : Statisticians Group (USSES)
- Period Covered: 10/01/2008 to 09/01/2009
- Date of Report: 06/26/2009
- Annual Meeting Dates: 06/24/2009 to 06/26/2009
Participants
Edzard van Santen, Auburn; Debbie Boykin, USDA ARS; Paul Cornelius, Kentucky; Jerry Davis, Georgia; Hoke Hill, Julia Sharp, and Pat Gerard, Clemson; Kevin McCarter and Ken Koonce, LSU; Arnold Saxton, Tennessee; Rob Tempelman, Michigan State; Ben Mullinix, Texas A&M; Andy Mauromoustakos, Arkansas.
USSES held its annual meeting on June 24-26, 2009 at Unicoi State Park and Lodge in Helen, Georgia. A reception was held on Wednesday night by Jerry Davis, our local host. On Thursday, Bob Lucas of SAS made a presentation outlining new features of the mixed model procedures in SAS as well as new Bayesian analysis capabilities. Heath Rushing of SAS then provided a SAS JMP demo. On Friday, Edzard van Santen of Auburn shared programming tips useful to streamline mixed model analysis and Andy Mauromoustakos of the University of Arkansas gave examples on how SAS JMP software could be used in statistical consulting.
Brief State Reports were given.
Location of the 2010 meeting was also discussed. USSES members attending the NCR 170 meeting will report back to the group regarding the location and focus of the 2010 NCR 170 meeting with a joint meeting in mind. If it was determined that USSES was to meet alone in 2010, the preliminary plan was to have Linda Young at the University of Florida host the meeting with a program and program coordinator yet to be determined.
Kevin McCarter agreed to place information from this meeting on a website so that members of the group will have access to the information provided.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:35 a.m.
Report submitted by Pat Gerard.