Lenth (2001) – Guidelines for effective sample size determination

Eliseo Vilalta-Perdomo Paper, Scientific method, Statistics , ,

No doubt that presents a very informative paper on why and how to define sample sizes. I recommend reading section 7 ‘Avoid Retrospective Planning’. An interesting insight involves his sentence concerning the idea that to obtain statistical significance, while ignoring scientific meaning, it is just asterisk hunting! Important for those supervisors and examiners of PhD dissertations that recommend to increase data collection in order to achieve scientific breakthroughs.

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On the theory of scales of measurement (Stevens, 1946)

Eliseo Vilalta-Perdomo Paper, Statistics

This is a paper that any student involved in statistics must read. It would also be of use for people that uses statistical analysis for their research. It indicates some of the challenges in measuring : “the assignment of numerals to things so as to represent facts and conventions about them”.

Follow this link: On the Theory of Scales of Measurement

2016 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference

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Call for Papers

2016 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference Disneyland Resort Hotel, Anaheim, CA May 21-24, 2016

Track: Social, Environmental, and Sustainability

Deadline for Abstract Submission is Sunday, November 8, 2015 Abstracts are required to be between 100 and 200 words

Abstract submission site: https://www.xcdsystem.com/iie/abstract/index.cfm?ID=6B8fx1H

Conference web site: www.iienet.org/annual

 

Dear colleagues,

 

The Sustainable Development Division of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) is sponsoring the Social, Environmental, and Sustainability Track at the 2016 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC). The ISERC, which is part of the IIE Annual Conference and Expo, is a forum for exchanging knowledge and discoveries in the industrial and systems engineering research community.

 

As track chairs of the Social, Environmental, and Sustainability Track, we would like to encourage you to contribute to the conference by submitting an abstract. Authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to present their work in ISERC sessions. Each session will be 75 minutes and have 3 or 4 presenters. Abstracts are welcome in the following areas:

 

Green Technology

Planning Models for Municipal Waste and Energy Systems

Sustainability & Public Policy

Sustainable Planning & Design

Sustainable Social Services & Work

Education for Sustainable Development

Sustainable Water Systems

Sustainability & Public Policy

Sustainability Value Chain & Life Cycle Analysis

Sustainability Metrics & Decision-Making

Sustainable Supply Chain & Logistics

Sustainable Waste Systems

 

We strongly encourage all presenters to submit a full length paper for the conference proceedings. The papers should contain results that are significant and have archival value to the industrial and systems engineering research community. Full papers have a six-page limit and will undergo a double-blind peer review process. All accepted papers are indexed by ProQuest. IIE is currently working on uploading papers of previous years onto IIE website. Presentations without a paper are acceptable, but will not be indexed in the conference proceedings.

 A special prize will be award to the ‘Best Student Paper’. If you are interested in participating, please contact Eliseo Vilalta-Perdomo (evilaltaperdomo@lincoln.ac.uk), Nelson Granda-Marulanda (ngrandam@vols.utk.edu) or Ricardo Thierry (thierry@itesm.mx).

 

The important deadlines for the conference are:

  • Abstract submissions:                                                                   November 8, 2015
  • Notification of Decision on Abstract:                                          December 15, 2015
  • Submission of Full Papers (optional but encouraged):                 January 30, 2016
  • Notification of Decision on Paper:                                               February 27, 2016
  • Final Version of Full paper Due:                                                  March 13, 2016
  • Presenting Author Registration Deadline:                                    March 22, 2016

 

If your abstract or paper is accepted: (a) the presenting author for the paper must register for the conference by March 22, 2016 (presentations/papers without the presenting author being registered for the conference will be withdrawn from the program and the proceedings); (b) the presenting author must attend and present the paper at the conference; and (c) we ask that you be ready to serve as a reviewer for fellow authors and follow review deadlines.

 

There are also opportunities to organize invited sessions, or panels. In addition to research presentations, the annual conference offers many opportunities for attendees, including the Applied Solutions Conference program, plant tours, networking, and keynote speakers.

 

We look forward to seeing you in Anaheim!

 

Regards,

 

Social, Environmental and SustainabilityTrack Co-Chairs

 

Nelson Granda, University of Tennessee

Ricardo Thierry-Aguilera, Tecnologico de Monterrey

Eliseo Vilalta-Perdomo, University of Lincoln, UK