Professor in the Department of Statistics at the Kansas State University; since 2025, my new posts are at https://xitter.cf/t.co/42Sxgcep9a
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An #Iowa colleague suggested the following to me about last night's basketball game: The impact of terminating statisticians [at U. of Nebraska-Lincoln] is already happening. #Nebraska can no longer count to 5. #Huskers #LNK @TheIowaHawkeyes @IowaHoops SaveOurStats.com
AMSTAT News article "University of Nebraska Regents Vote to Eliminate Statistics Department" provides more details about what happened at UNL magazine.amstat.org/blog/202…
@AmstatNews @JournalStarNews @OWHnews #LNK #Nebraska #Huskers
Yesterday was a very sad day for Statistics: U. of Nebraska Board of Regents voted 9-1 (2 abstentions) to eliminate its Department of Statistics (youtube.com/live/K5G-aeDMiCc…). Stats testimony at youtube.com/watch?v=1z3Bp5md… #Nebraska #Huskers #LNK
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What’s next? The department’s excellent faculty (statistics.unl.edu/faculty/) are now available for new positions. We are guaranteed employment until Dec. 2026, and some may have employment until May 2027. Please contact my colleagues if you are looking for new faculty. 4/
Coverage of @AAUP New Orleans-style funeral procession for 4 depts slated for elimination at U. of Nebraska; purpose was to make public aware of what might happen w/ Friday's Board of Regents vote #Nebraska #Huskers #LNK youtube.com/watch?v=0Zyyrs46… youtube.com/shorts/_TKydQXIN… /1
Nebraska Board of Regents meeting 11-21-25: Testimony from Susan VanderPlas of the UNL Dept of Statistics; the department makes millions of $$$ for the university beyond expenses, but the university wants to cut it. Why??? #Nebraska #Huskers #LNK youtu.be/9rUcJiMxAK4 @OWHnews
How can you help the Department of Statistics at the U. of Nebraska-Lincoln survive its proposed elimination? Participate in letter writing campaign #2! #Huskers #LNK @AmstatNews @IBSstats 1/
If you live in Nebraska, please write your elected member and copy the Corporation Secretary (Katie Hoffman, [email protected]). If you do not live in Nebraska, please address your letter to the Corporation Secretary. 3/
What should you write about? Please see my LinkedIn post at linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…. If possible, please have the letter sent by December 1 so that the board members have enough time to read them. Thank you for any help that you can provide. 4/4
UNL Faculty Senate's no confidence vote on Chancellor Rodney Bennett passes 60-14-3 #Huskers #Nebraska #LNK youtube.com/shorts/f21S6Dq8T…
Friends of Stats: The U. of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Statistics needs your help. The university's Chancellor submitted a FINAL proposal today for budget cuts (budgetprocess.unl.edu/final-…...) that eliminates the department. 1/ #LNK #Nebraska #Huskers @IBSstats @AmstatNews
New link for budget cuts: budgetprocess.unl.edu/final-… #LNK #Nebraska #Huskers @IBSstats @AmstatNews
Administrators say a negative z-score for a metric represents a bad department and they redefine outliers as outside of +-1 for z-scores. See 40:56 to 44:28 at youtube.com/watch?v=fUk2R0UY… for our recent seminar on these issues. 4/ #LNK #Nebraska #Huskers @IBSstats @AmstatNews
Most statisticians would laugh at hearing about these types of interpretations of z-scores or outliers. Unfortunately, this is all REAL and could lead to REAL consequences for about 100 faculty/staff/students. 5/5 #LNK #Nebraska #Huskers @IBSstats @AmstatNews