[Forum SIS] Seminar: butler a DISMEQ Department of Statistics and Quantitative-Methods, University of Milano-Bicocca

[Fulvia Pennoni]

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Department of Statistics and Quantitative-Methods,
Via Bicocca degli Arcimboldi, 8 - 20126 Milano
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“DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN STATISTICIANS
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST”

Adam Butler

Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland

Monday, June 4

11.00  room 4026,  4th floor U7
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Abstract:

Statistical methods and ideas play an absolutely central role within 
ecology and the environmental sciences, and these disciplines, in turn, 
present a wide range of interesting and challenging problems for 
research statisticians. The development of effective collaborations 
between statisticians and scientists is therefore critical.
My job as an applied environmental statistician involves working at the 
interface between statistics and the environmental and ecological 
sciences through statistical consultancy, applied statistical research 
and, most commonly, through activities that lie somewhere in-between 
these two roles. In this talk I will outline some of the general lessons 
that I have learnt from my experiences in working at this interface, and 
will illustrate these using specific case studies that relate to a range 
of recent projects I have been involved in: predicting river discharge 
from measurements of river levels, quantifying the impact of offshore 
wind farms upon seabird populations, quantifying the link between 
over-grazing and conflicting management objectives, and estimating the 
impact of environment upon the phenology of midge population peaks. I 
will conclude the talk with a discussion of what I see as being the key 
challenges for the future in developing and maintaining good 
collaborative relationships between statisticians and scientists.
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Kind regards,

Fulvia Pennoni

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Fulvia Pennoni
Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods
University of Milano-Bicocca
https://sites.google.com/view/fulviapennoni