Welcome to Wonderful Wednesday

Get involved and develop your data visualisation knowledge & skills.

Here's how it works:

  • Each month a new challenge will be provided, including access to the relevant dataset.
  • Download the data, and develop your own data visualisations.
  • Develop your graphics and code (using any programming language or tool) and submit your entry.
  • Attend the monthly webinar, to hear your submission discussed by our expert panel. Alternatively, please feel free to simply attend the webinars, view the submitted graphics and listen to the panel discussion.

We welcome suggestions for new challenges! Please feel free to submit your idea here or send us an e-mail.

Current Challenge: Markov Trace

Cost-effectiveness models often model efficacy of treatments by projecting patient transitions between health states via a markov trace.

The data is structured as follows:

  • 500 subjects randomised 1:1 to Drug A or Drug B
  • Patients start in a state of No Response at Visit 1, and transition between four possible health states up to Visit 20 (No Response, Low Response, Response, High Response)

The challenge is about visualising the efficacy of the two treatments with respect to state occupancy over time.

Dataset: Markov TraceIntroduction of the challenge: Webinar 60 from March 12th
Submission: Click here to submit or
send it via e-mail
Deadline: April 2nd
Next webinar: Click here to register Date: April 9th

* NOTE to download a single data set as a csv file, click on the raw button and save the file. The following link describes the process in further detail

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Blog

Details of previous Wonderful Wednesdays can be found on our blog site. Each blog entry includes:
• Submitted visualisations
• A summary of the panel discussion
• Submitted code

 

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Upcoming Events

PSI Introduction to Industry Training (ITIT) Course - 2025/2026

An introductory course giving an overview of the pharmaceutical industry and the drug development process as a whole, aimed at those with 1-3 years' experience. It comprises of six 2-day sessions covering a range of topics including Research and Development, Toxicology, Data Management and the Role of a CRO, Clinical Trials, Reimbursement, and Marketing.

PSI Estimand Online Training (4 Day Workshop)

This is an interactive online training workshop providing an in-depth review of the estimand framework as laid out by ICH E9(R1) addendum with inputs from estimand experts, case studies, quizzes and opportunity for discussions. You will develop an estimand in a therapeutic area of interest to your company. In an online break-out room, you will join a series of team discussions to implement the estimand framework in a case study, aligning estimands, design, conduct, analysis, (assumptions + sensitivity analyses) to the clinical objective and therapeutic setting.

Joint PSI/EFSPI Visualisation SIG 'Wonderful Wednesday' Webinars

Our monthly webinar explores examples of innovative data visualisations relevant to our day to day work. Each month a new dataset is provided from a clinical trial or other relevant example, and participants are invited to submit a graphic that communicates interesting and relevant characteristics of the data.

PSI Webinar: Dose-finding in Oncology

Who is this event intended for? Statisticians with an interest understanding dose-finding in oncology. What is the benefit of attending? Learn about the state of oncology dose finding, particularly in light of current FDA guidance.

PSI Book Club Webinar: Atomic Habits - The Science of Getting Your Act Together

The book club’s usual focus is to read and discuss professional development books. In this short format event you can more easily develop you career without the commitment of reading the whole book - simply listen to the 1-hour long podcast before joining the interactive session on 21 May.

PSI Career Young Virtual Event (Q2 2025)

This networking event is aimed at statisticians that are new to the pharmaceutical industry who wish to meet colleagues from different companies and backgrounds.

PSI Career Young Virtual Event (Q3 2025)

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PSI Career Young Virtual Event (Q4 2025)

This networking event is aimed at statisticians that are new to the pharmaceutical industry who wish to meet colleagues from different companies and backgrounds.

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