Statistical Society of Australia Victorian & Tasmanian Branch

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# Statistical Society of Australia Victorian & Tasmanian Branch
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## February/March Event
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### 3 March 2025
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<img style="vertical-align:middle" src='images/logo/other/png_transparent/SSA_Monogram_Navy-White.png' height='40px'/> These slides are available at https://statsocaus.github.io/vic/intro/2025-03-03-event.html
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# Welcome!

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# Acknowledgement of Country

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We pay respect to the traditional and original owners of this land the muwinina people, to pay respect to those that have passed before us and to acknowledge today’s Tasmanian Aboriginal people who are the custodians of this land.

We extend our welcome also to the traditional owners of the lands from which people in our livestream are joining.

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# 👋 SSA Vic & Tas Council 2024

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**President** 
Alun Pope 
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**Vice-President** 
Inge Koch 
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**Secretary** 
Elena Tartaglia 
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**Treasurer** 
Rick Tankard 
@RickTankard]
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**Membership Officer** 
Dennis Leung 
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**Communications Officer** 
Stelios Georgiou 
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**ECSS Rep** 
Chris Selman 
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**Industry Rep** 
Patrick Robotham 
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**Tasmanian Rep** 
Paul Burch 
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**Deputy Treasurer** 
Anna Wilkinson 
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**Membership Officer** 
Swen Kuh 
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**Deputy Communications Officer** 
Alexander Ek 
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# Statistical Society of Australia .f2.color-secondary[Victorian & Tasmanian Branch]

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The Great Australian Statisticians T-Shirt

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 [www.statsoc.org.au/Victoria](https://www.statsoc.org.au/Victoria)
 
 [vic.branch@statsoc.org.au](mailto:vic.branch@statsoc.org.au) [eo@statsoc.org.au](mailto:eo@statsoc.org.au)

[SSA Victoria and Tasmania](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ssa-victoria-and-tasmania/) 
 
 [bit.ly/ssavic-meetup](http://bit.ly/ssavic-meetup) 
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* You can find how to get in touch here, 
* in particular, if you want to get in touch with the Victorian Branch, please get in touch using the Victorian email address
* I also want to remind you that the Society now has a T-shirt, and you can buy this in the link given here with the proceeds going to support early career statisticians

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# Membership

* **Join SSA Vic & Tas!**
  * SSA membership is only $20 for students 
  * Full membership is $265 annually 
  * [Recent graduates, ABS employees, and retired members are eligible for discounts](https://statsoc.org.au/Forum-general-topics/12893603)!
  * Benefits: https://www.statsoc.org.au/page-1075427

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# Upcoming events

- **Tuesday 25 March** *SSA Vic & Tas annual general meeting (AGM)* 
Both in-person and online, **RMIT** and hub at **CSIRO Hobart**.

- **Tuesday 25 March** *SSA Vic & Tas seminar (post AGM)* 
"**Designing cluster randomised trials for the real world**" by Professor Jessica Kasza at Monash. 
Both in-person and online, **RMIT** and hub at **CSIRO Hobart**.

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## Where are the self-correcting mechanisms in science?

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### &nbsp;&nbsp;**Professor Simine Vazire**

&nbsp;*Simine Vazire is a professor in the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Her research examines the individual and institutional practices and norms in science, and the degree to which these norms encourage or impede scientific self-correction. She co-founded the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) and she is Editor in Chief of Psychological Science.*