senior editors david banks, dan mccaffrey, sally morton, john rolph contributing editor andrew...
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Senior EditorsDavid Banks, Dan McCaffrey, Sally Morton,
John RolphContributing Editor
Andrew Gelman
Statistics, Politics, and PolicyElectronic Journal – first publications in late 2010
Statistics Politics & Policy Journal Purpose, Aims, and Scope
Our Electronic Journal AimsStatistics Analog of sister bepress creation “The
Economists’ Voice”Open avenues of communication between
statisticians and policy makers Articles and Commentary on Current Issues from
Statistical PerspectiveAccessible writing style-NYT, WSJ level for
statistically oriented reader Advantages to Authors and Editors
Rapid turnaround of submissions Immediate publication upon acceptance-no wait for
journal issueEase of Website software for editors and referees
Statistics Politics & Policy Journal Purpose, Aims, and Scope (continued)
Articles SectionApplying statistical concepts & methods to
significant public policy issuesEncourage discussants
Commentary and Ideas Section Shorter, Accessible, Current,Opinion, Provocative, not necessarily research
Representative Articles and Commentary in SPP
ArticlesThe Spread of Evidence-Poor Medicine via Flawed
Soicial-Network Analysis – Lyons: 2 discussions accepted
Toward a Pragmatic Policy on Authorship - Alemayehu & Levenstein2 discussions published
Atmospheric Circulations Do Not Explain the Temperature-Industrial Correlation - McKitrick
Using a Density-Variation/Compactness Measure to Evaluate Redistricting Plans for Partisan Bias and Responsiveness - Belin et al
Commentary and IdeasA Snapshot of the 2008 Election – Gelman et alReproducible Research: A Range of Response – BanksStatistics, Data and Controversy: Making Science
Research Data Intelligible – Sedransk, Karr, Speigelman
SPP As a Vehicle To … Identify common problems that face different
government agencies and policy areasDisseminate methodological advances in a
manner that benefits both statistically-oriented researchers and policy-makers
Provide a venue for open and accessible debate
Communicate between different government sectors, academe and industry
Record evidence of the contribution of statistics to policy