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It is entirely possible, and should be the standard, to code a website to work with any browser. If what we need is an email discussion board/online forum, there are other platforms that do that very well and very smoothly. ------------------------------ Christopher Ryan Agency Statistical Consulting, ...

Does anyone else have trouble logging into the ASA website, either to participate in Community discussions (like this one) or to access the journals that we supposedly can access? When I try to access Significance magazine, for instance, I get stuck in an infinite loop. I am repeatedly asked for username ...

Along the lines of Michael's closing paragraph, just today I read a poster in which the "Methods" section read simply this: "Data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential methods, using SPSS statistical software" Nothing else. Now we all understand that poster real estate is limited ...

I do a lot of analytical work for free for a community agency--I sit on their board of directors, and I live here. I'm talking about something a little different---the seemingly widespread assumption that statisticians will work for free. Because it's simple? Effortless? I confess I don't understand. ...

Writing in the spirit of venting frustrations among this supportive community. And in bafflement. Subject line says it all. I just received an announcement from an academic organization seeking a "scholarly project mentor" for a 2-year engagement. Upon inquiring, the stipend/salary is zero. With ...