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Imagining Numbers

The famous saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words”, is paralleled by statisticians who might say that a picture can be worth a thousand numbers. In fact, every day we are presented in newspapers or on television with graphics trying to get across some form of numerical message, but how accurate are these graphics?

The Invisible Statistician

People are often unaware of the impact statisticians have had on our world today. Health, in particular, is an area that has benefited significantly from statistical research behind the scenes.

Data Analysis Australia is the leading strategic information consultancy in Australia. Our exceptional skills in mathematics, statistics and data management provide a strong background for work that is often used for strategic decision making purposes. Our reputation has been built on our ability to provide workable solutions to difficult problems across all industries.

Since the establishment of the company, Data Analysis Australia's areas of expertise have expanded considerably to include specialised areas such as:

Applied Statistics	Survey Design and Analysis
Forecasting	Modelling, Simulation and Optimisation
Spatial Analysis and Mapping	Quantitative Business Analysis

The strength of Data Analysis Australia lies in our flexible approach to integrating the above areas of expertise to provide cost effective and applicable solutions for clients.

Positions Available

Due to significant growth in our work, over the next three months we will be filling positions at several levels for statisticians in our Perth office. Ideal candidates will excel at applying their analytical knowledge to real-life problems in a commercial environment.

For this first round, Data Analysis Australia currently has positions available for the following roles:

Applications close 2pm Wednesday 18th June 2008. A further round of positions will be advertised shortly.

Company News

Data Analysis Australia will be sending a delegation to the next Australian Statistical Conference being held in Melbourne in June 2008. John Henstridge, Anna Munday, Alex Maund, Jason Rabbitt and Rian Caccianiga will each be presenting at the conference. Topics covered by their presentations will range from Analysing Woylie Data to Evaluating Academic Research Performance.

Jason Rabbitt and Rian Caccianiga have also been actively involved in the organisation of the Young Statisticians’ component of the Australian Statistical Conference. Data Analysis Australia is proud to be sponsoring the Young Statisticians’ stream, with John Henstridge invited as a guest speaker to encourage and inspire Young Statisticians.

John Henstridge is currently supervising Tom Lawrence, an Honours student from the University of Western Australia, who is writing his thesis on energy consumption using single index models.

After two years as a Consultant Mathematician, Scott Brown has recently left Data Analysis Australia. Pamela Gant has also left us after five years, for a full-time GIS role at the City of Rockingham. Both Scott and Pam will be missed, and we would like to thank them for their contributions to Data Analysis Australia and wish them all the best in their new positions.

Updated 30th May, 2008.