Title（题目）：The Role of Statistics in Corporate America

Speaker（报告人）：Dr. Qiwei Liang, from Virginia, USA

Time（时间）：2010年12月2日（周四）下午3:00-4:00

Abstract（摘要）：

1. Examples of large American companies that have to use statistics

2. Examples of large American companies that also use statistics

3. Statistical issues and challenges in large pharmaceutical companies

4. Statistical issues and challenges in large consumer goods companies

5. What a typical day look like for a statistician in a large pharmaceutical company

6. What a typical day look like for a statistician in a large consumer goods company

7. In-house statisticians often are not enough

8. The number of statisticians is still growing in Corporate America