Dear Statistics Community,

 

I have decided to set up a blog for people in the statistical
professions. It is called Fishing in the Bay
(http://blogs.mbs.edu/fishing-in-the-bay/
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-bay/>  ). 

 

Your experience may be different from mine, but I feel that the
profession is fragmented and that there are fewer and fewer
opportunities for us to interact, apart from conferences. While group
emails like anzstat and allstat serve a useful purpose, a blog is a much
better format for interested memebrs of profession to stay informed and
connected. I think of it as a 24 hour tea room that once upon a time was
the social centre of the workplace. 

 

So what is a "blog"? I believe that the term is short for web-log.
Weblogs were originally used as personal diaries (and still are) for
people who want to stay in contact with family and friends. But the
format has increasingly been used as a general public discussion format.
The basic idea is that entries are posted (in the case of a diary a
personal entry, in our case a short article related to the statistics
profession) and people can then comment on the post in turn. One of the
main advantages of blogs over an email group is that you can include
graphics, videos, links to other data sources and data sets. The other
advantage is that the discussion does not clutter up your email box! You
decide when/if to read the blog, you can scroll through the comments and
add a comment of your own if you wish.

 

The main problem with blogs is getting enough content - the same problem
Foxtel has! Moreover, I certainly do not want this to become Chris
Lloyd's blog. So I have recruited another half dozen people to
contribute to the blog on a semi-regular basis. You will find out who
they are as the weeks unfold.

 

What kind of material can you expect to find there? It could be general
musings on the state of the profession, conference or seminar reports
(with photos), discussion of recent statistics in the news, issues
facing the young statisticians, an overview of someone's own research,
puzzles such as the Three Doors section Borek Puza contributes to the
newsletter.  I hope that it will be of interest to a typical member of
the profession who wants to browse for 15 minutes during lunchtime and
perhaps offer a comment. While it is oriented towards the Australian
statistics scene, the vast majority of posts should be of general
interest.

 

If you would like to be a contributor to the blog please let me know. I
can post a single contribution on your behalf, or if you are interested
in regularly contributing I can set up an account for you.

 

So go and check out the site (http://blogs.mbs.edu/fishing-in-the-bay/
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-bay/>  ) and save it to your favourites.

 
Professor Chris J. Lloyd
Melbourne Business School
Ph: 613 -9349-8228
 
 

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