Senior EditorsDavid Banks, Dan McCaffrey, Sally Morton,

John RolphContributing Editor

Andrew Gelman

Statistics, Politics, and PolicyElectronic Journal – first publications in late 2010

Statistics Politics & Policy Journal Purpose, Aims, and Scope

Our Electronic Journal AimsStatistics Analog of sister bepress creation “The

Economists’ Voice”Open avenues of communication between

statisticians and policy makers Articles and Commentary on Current Issues from

Statistical PerspectiveAccessible writing style-NYT, WSJ level for

statistically oriented reader Advantages to Authors and Editors

Rapid turnaround of submissions Immediate publication upon acceptance-no wait for

journal issueEase of Website software for editors and referees

Statistics Politics & Policy Journal Purpose, Aims, and Scope (continued)

Articles SectionApplying statistical concepts & methods to

significant public policy issuesEncourage discussants

Commentary and Ideas Section Shorter, Accessible, Current,Opinion, Provocative, not necessarily research

Representative Articles and Commentary in SPP

ArticlesThe Spread of Evidence-Poor Medicine via Flawed

Soicial-Network Analysis – Lyons: 2 discussions accepted

Toward a Pragmatic Policy on Authorship - Alemayehu & Levenstein2 discussions published

Atmospheric Circulations Do Not Explain the Temperature-Industrial Correlation - McKitrick

Using a Density-Variation/Compactness Measure to Evaluate Redistricting Plans for Partisan Bias and Responsiveness - Belin et al

Commentary and IdeasA Snapshot of the 2008 Election – Gelman et alReproducible Research: A Range of Response – BanksStatistics, Data and Controversy: Making Science

Research Data Intelligible – Sedransk, Karr, Speigelman

SPP As a Vehicle To … Identify common problems that face different

government agencies and policy areasDisseminate methodological advances in a

manner that benefits both statistically-oriented researchers and policy-makers

Provide a venue for open and accessible debate

Communicate between different government sectors, academe and industry

Record evidence of the contribution of statistics to policy