The Short Courses for the 62nd ISI World Statistics Congress will take place on 16–17 August 2019 at Sasana Kijang of Bank Negara Malaysia, in Kuala Lumpur. These short courses are organised by the ISI in cooperation with its Associations, with support from the host organisation of ISI WSC 2019.

No. Topic Duration Registration Fee
Developed Country Developing Country / Student*
SC01 Bayesian Biopharmaceutical Applications Using SAS®
Instructors: Fang Chen and G. Frank Liu
0.5 Day
16 Aug 2019
MYR 1,140
(Approximately EUR 240)
MYR 710
(Approximately EUR 150)
SC02 Deep Learning in the Environmental Sciences
Instructors: Nathaniel Newlands and Etienne Lord
1.5 Days
16-17 Aug 2019
MYR 1,760
(Approximately EUR 370)
MYR 1,140
(Approximately EUR 240)
SC03 Mining electronic health record (EHR) data: the past, presence, and future
Instructor: Shuangge (Steve) Ma
1 Day
17 Aug 2019
MYR 1,140
(Approximately EUR 240)
MYR 710
(Approximately EUR 150)
SC04 Statistical Methods for Fraud Assessment
Instructor: Tahir Ekin
1 Day
17 Aug 2019
MYR 1,140
(Approximately EUR 240)
MYR 710
(Approximately EUR 150)
SC05 High-dimensional time series analysis
Instructors: Rob J Hyndman and Earo Wang
1 Day
17 Aug 2019
MYR 1,140
(Approximately EUR 240)
MYR 710
(Approximately EUR 150)
SC06 Imputation methods for the treatment of item nonresponse in surveys
Instructor: David Haziza
1.5 Days
16-17 Aug 2019
MYR 1,760
(Approximately EUR 370)
MYR 1,140
(Approximately EUR 240)
SC07 Diagnostics and Robust Parameter Estimation of Nonlinear Regression with Application Using R
Instructors: Hossein Riazoshams and Habshah Midi
2 Days
16-17 Aug 2019
MYR 1,760
(Approximately EUR 370)
MYR 1,140
(Approximately EUR 240)
SC08 Data Analytics - Providing Solutions to Real Problems with Industry Evidence
Instructors: Peter Ho Chiung and Choo-Yee Ting
2 Days
16-17 Aug 2019
MYR 1,760
(Approximately EUR 370)
MYR 1,140
(Approximately EUR 240)
SC09 Analyzing text for content and sentiment
Instructors: Peter Ho Chiung and Choo-Yee Ting
2 Days
16-17 Aug 2019
MYR 1,760
(Approximately EUR 370)
MYR 1,140
(Approximately EUR 240)
SC10 Integrity of official statistics. Independence of official statisticians
Instructor: Jean-Louis Bodin
1 Day
17 Aug 2019
MYR 1,140
(Approximately EUR 240)
MYR 710
(Approximately EUR 150)
SC11 Developing statistical literacy in civic statistics contexts
Instructors: Joachim Engel, Pedro Campos, Jim Ridgway
1 Day
17 Aug 2019
MYR 1,140
(Approximately EUR 240)
MYR 710
(Approximately EUR 150)
SC12 What does it mean to deal with Sustainable Development Goal indicators?
Instructor: Manuel Cuéllar-Río
1 Day
16 Aug 2019
MYR 1,140
(Approximately EUR 240)
MYR 710
(Approximately EUR 150)

 

Refund and cancellation policy

  1. A minimum of 10 registered participants is required for each course to be confirmed. Participants are requested to register by 31 May 2019. Confirmation of short courses will be announced on 10 Jun 2019.
  2. Short course registration fees are non-refundable after 31 May 2019, except for cases when cancellation due to insufficient participation occurs (see below). If cancellation of the registration is requested before 31 May 2019, a flat rate of 30% of the registration fee will be deducted to cover administrative and other costs incurred.
  3. If a participant registered for a course that is not confirmed due to insufficient participation, the opportunity to switch registration to one of the confirmed short courses will be offered. Any difference between the cost of registration for the short course chosen to switch and the initial course will be settled before the final registration is confirmed. In case the participant decides not to switch courses, a full refund will be made of the registration fee paid.