National Institute of Statistical Sciences Writing Workshop for Junior Researchers

该奖项为美国国家统计科学研究所(NISS)在2020年8月2日至4日在宾夕法尼亚州费城举行的年度联合统计会议(JSM)上为初级研究人员举办的NISS写作研讨会以及2021年8月8日至10日在华盛顿州西雅图举行的2021年研讨会提供部分支持。写作工作坊为统计学、生物统计学和数据科学领域的25名初级研究人员提供个人实践指导和指导，指导他们如何撰写期刊文章和研究资金提案。初级研究人员在5月15日之前带着写作样本向研讨会提出申请，并在将申请者与导师和资深编辑配对后，在6月15日之前收到录取通知。良好的写作能力是统计学家和数据科学家教育的一个关键但往往不足的部分。不能写好文章不仅会阻碍研究人员成果的发表，还会阻碍批准提案。从2007年到2016年、2018年和2019年，NISS为统计、生物统计和数据科学方面的初级研究人员举办了技术写作研讨会。2020年和2021年NISS写作研讨会将由两部分组成。周日的教程是一个全天的课程，内容包括科学写作以及如何组织论文。研讨会将讨论伦理问题，撰写拨款提案，选择期刊的策略，有效使用图形，以及理解和回应评审员的意见。在本课程结束时，学员将与他们的导师会面，导师将分析学员在JSM之前提交的论文。周二的会议聚焦于改进手稿的具体问题，对于母语不是英语的参与者来说尤其有用。它将包括写作过程和语法、句子结构和选词的细节。一个由母语不是英语的成功的高级研究人员组成的小组将讨论他们用英语进行技术写作的经验及其对他们成功的重要性。以前的讲习班非常成功，许多参加者后来成为主要统计期刊的助理主编或联合主编。在2007年至2011年(头5年)的109名毕业生中，至少有23人担任过副主编职务，1人担任过联合主编职务。为即将到来的写作研讨会提供信息和注册说明，at:https://www.niss.org/events/2020-niss-writing-workshop-junior-researchers-jsmThis奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award provides partial support for the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) to conduct A NISS Writing Workshop for Junior Researchers at the annual Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), August 2-4, 2020, in Philadelphia, PA, and the 2021 workshop August 8-10, 2021 in Seattle, WA. The writing workshop provides individual hands-on guidance and mentoring for 25 junior researchers in statistics, biostatistics, and data science on how to write journal articles and research funding proposals. Junior researchers apply to the workshop by May 15 with a writing sample and are notified of acceptance no later than June 15 after pairing applicants with mentors and senior editors.The ability to write well is a critical but often short-changed component of the education of statisticians and data scientists. The inability to write well can hinder not only publication of a researcher's results but also grant proposals. From 2007 to 2016, 2018, and 2019, NISS organized technical writing workshops for junior researchers in statistics, biostatistics and data science. The 2020 and 2021 NISS writing workshops will consist of two parts. The Sunday tutorial is an all-day session that covers scientific writing, as well as how to organize a paper. The workshop will cover ethical issues, writing grant proposals, strategies for journal choice, effective use of graphics, and understanding and responding to reviewers' comments. At the end of this session, participants will meet with their mentor who will have analyzed a paper the participant submitted prior to JSM. The Tuesday session focuses on specific issues for improving a manuscript, especially useful for participants whose native language is not English. It will include the writing process and details of grammar, sentence structure, and word choice. A panel of successful senior researchers whose native language is not English will discuss their experiences with technical writing in English and its importance to their success. Previous workshops have been very successful with many workshop participants going on to become associate editors or co-editors of major statistical journals. Individuals from among the 109 graduates from 2007 to 2011, the first five years, have held at least 23 associate editorships and one co-editorship. Information and registration instructions for the upcoming writing workshop are provided at:https://www.niss.org/events/2020-niss-writing-workshop-junior-researchers-jsmThis award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.