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.

Current Example: Assessing a Drug's Impact on Pediatric Growth

The purpose of this data visualization is to assess if there is an adverse impact on the growth of these children due to taking the drug (exploratory). Explanatory examples are welcome too (once you know the answer).

Further details can be found here.

Process & timeline:

Dataset: Click here to find the data*Introduction of the data: Webinar 27 from May 11th (available on VoD)
Submission: Click here to submitDeadline: June 1st
Next webinar: Click here to register Date: June 8th

* 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

Upcoming Webinars

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The 2022 Monthly Webinars

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 VisSIG Wonderful Wednesday Webinar Series

This is a good opportunity to develop your knowledge by thinking through a practical example, practicing how to apply graphics principles, and developing your coding skills.

PSI VIS SIG Webinar: Collaborative & Exploratory Data Analysis

In this talk, you will learn how to quickly explore your data in the web browser and how to create, collaborate and share interactive visualisations with others.

PSI Pre-Clinical SIG Webinar: Assay Qualification by Linear Mixed Model: Confidence, Prediction & Tolerance Intervals

Dr Francq will discuss the need for analytical methods to deliver unbiased and precise results and talk in detail on confidence, prediction and tolerance intervals work in linear mixed models and the interpretation of statistical results. This will be followed by Q&A.

PSI Training Course: An Interactive Introduction to Agile Ways of Working

During this session you will explore how we best execute change within our roles, build your practical understanding of agile tools and techniques, and inspire you to experiment with the new ways of working to deliver your goals.

PSI EIWG Webinar: Impact of estimands

To understand how the estimand framework changed the development of clinical trials.

PSI Training Course: Hybrid Frequentist / Bayesian Power and Bayesian Power in Planning Clinical Trials

Aimed at Statisticians working on the design of Clinical Trials, participants will learn how to use Expected Power, Average Power, Predicted Power, Probability of Success and Assurance, and Bayesian Power when planning clinical trials.

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