Agricultural Statisticians Network

1. Agricultural Statisticians Network

2. Introduction The agricultural statisticians working in the National Agricultural Research System (NARS) are playing important role in agricultural research programmes. They play leading role in the analysis, interpretation and presentation of research data. These statisticians are spread over the length and breadth of the country. Consequently, there is a need for close collaboration and cooperation among the agricultural statisticians.

3. Agricultural Statistician Network (ASN) Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, has taken lead in developing a website for the network of agricultural statisticians under NATP project "Institutionalization of Research Priority Setting, Monitoring & Evaluation and Networking of Social Scientists".

4. Objectives • Global coverage • Resource Sharing • Rapid Information Exchange • To provide comprehensive view of research information in statistics • To optimize response time in addressing methodology related problem

5. Structure of ASN • The information base has been categorized discipline wise to provide the comprehensive knowledge about a particular discipline. The website has been structured to provide information categorically for the following disciplines: • Agriculture Statistics • Mathematical Statistics • Biometrics • Statistics • Bio-Statistics • Computer Application

6. Features of ASN Institute/ Department:This link provide general information about the institutions like their correspondence address, phone, fax, email and other information like mandate of the institute, head of the institute etc Courses:Information about the course offered by different institutions for Ph.D., M.Sc. and other certificate courses under different disciplines of statistics along with their syllabus and duration. Expert information:Includes general information like address, area of specialization, qualifications, research, technology developed, training, awards, society membership and information about foreign visits.

7. Interactive Features of ASN Discussion Group: It is a powerful utility for the users and expert groups to share their views for discipline related problems solving and clarifications. Chat:All the registered users of the site can go for online interaction for sharing of their ideas and solving their problems with the experts. Search:Unique feature of the search facility is that it provides database search and allows multiple search about experts, institutions, courses, books etc.  Notice Board:Website contain tool for creating awareness among all the registered members and provide facility to create notices.

8. Features of ASN Books: Information about books under different disciplines are available in standard reference method. Information on Statistical Journals: Provide information on Statistical Journals covering name of the journal, type (national/international), periodicity, editor, place of publication. Dictionary of statistical terms: For Dictionary of statistical terms a link to another site on the Internet is provided. In second phase of the site we may go for creating our own directory of statistical terms.

9. Features of ASN Statistical Packages: It covers utility on the statistical packages with brief descriptions with its cost and availability. Statistical Databases: Includes the name of databases, their utility and availability. Also provide links to other sites containing statistical databases. Other Institutes : Link to other statistical institutes around the world.

10. Address of ASN : The site is available at the address http://iasri.res.in/ASN/ Membership to the website Facility for online registration is provided on the site. After filling the online registration form one can become the member of this site.