The Effective Statistician - in association with PSI
The Effective Statistician - in association with PSI
Episode Archive
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Measuring Trust – A Key to Effective Leadership
Trust is one of the most fundamental elements of effective leadership—and yet, most organizations don’t measure it properly.
In this episode, I speak again with my good friend Alun Beddi...
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Choosing and Interpreting PROs and COAs – A Guide for Clinical Trial Statisticians
In this episode, I sit down with Rachael Lawrance to dive into a topic that has become absolutely central to clinical research: patient-centered outcomes.
When I first started as a stati...
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How Statisticians Can Build Trust and Lead with Emotional Intelligence
pisode Summary
In this episode of The Effective Statistician, Alun Bedding speaks with Emma May about the skills that truly differentiate effective statisticians from great leaders.
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The Evolving Role of Generative AI in Pharma
Generative AI is moving fast—and in pharma, it’s no longer just a buzzword. In this episode of The Effective Statistician Podcast, I speak with Manuel Cossio about how Generative AI is already b...
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Kicking Off 2026: Gratitude and What’s Ahead
As we start 2026, I want to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who has been part of The Effective Statistician podcast. This episode features my co-host, Alun Bedding, ref...
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Why to present better and how as a statistician
In this episode, I talk with my long-time friend and frequent guest, Kaspar Rufibach, about a skill that quietly determines how much impact we really have: presenting and communicating our work....
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External control arms - how to get to a good one
In this episode, I’m joined by Deepa Jahagirdar, Associate Research Principal at Cytel, to explore what it really takes to build a good external control arm (ECA). Deepa brings a fascinating bac...
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Top 9: Non-parametric analyses - much more than just the Wilcoxon test!
Why this episode made our all-time Top 9: If you’ve ever thought “non-parametric = Wilcoxon/Mann-Whitney and that’s it,” this conversation will happily destroy that myth. Frank shows how rank-ba...
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How to communicate results from adaptive studies simple, but still correct
Adaptive designs let us learn earlier, stop smarter, and protect patients—but they also make communication tricky. In this episode, Kaspar Rufibach and I dig into what “still correct” looks like...
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Introduction to adaptive designs and ICH E20
In this episode, I’m joined once again by my friend and frequent guest, Kaspar Rufibach, to talk about a topic that’s been around for decades but is gaining fresh attention thanks to the new ICH...