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我们的历史
趣赢平台的60年
60岁以上, 趣赢平台 has grown from a three-person statistical consulting firm with roots in Wyoming to one of the largest privately held research firms in the United States with an international presence and a broad portfolio of work spanning multiple disciplines. Our projects grew from small statistical sampling tasks to designing and fielding some of the largest surveys. 我们的客户群扩大了,工作类型和专业领域也扩大了.
一路走来, 趣赢平台 attracted and retained an extraordinary group of experts who pioneered new methodologies, 采用新技术, 不断寻找新的方法来帮助客户解决问题. 以下是我们历史上的一些亮点.
1960s
趣赢平台 was founded in 1961 by three statisticians from the University of Wyoming—Edward C. 詹姆斯·布莱恩特. 戴利和唐纳德. 王. 该公司于1963年1月在怀俄明州拉勒米的一个邮政信箱注册成立. 趣赢平台这个名字是向创始人的西方血统和统计专业知识致敬.
在经历了艰难的开始之后,该公司的第一份大合同涉及到帮助美国.S. 专利局面临信息检索的挑战. 1963年,韦斯特帮助设计了一项调查,以衡量华盛顿特区的接受程度.C.-area residents to public transport—a study that eventually led to the development of the Washington Metro system. Later, 趣赢平台 undertook the sample design work, data weighing, tabulation, and reporting for the U.S. 运输部开创性的汽车保险和赔偿研究.
In 1967, 趣赢平台 opened an office in Bethesda, 马里兰, to be closer to major federal clients. 莫里斯汉森, renowned in the statistical community for revolutionizing how public information is produced, 从美国退休。.S. 并于1968年加入韦斯特. 该公司为美国大学校长进行了一项调查.S. 并取得了85%的回复率.
职业诚信是威斯特成功的声誉基础. 在短期内,告诉客户他们想听的话可能很诱人, 但从长远来看,告诉他们他们需要知道的是更好的政策. 这是我们工资的一部分,已经成为公司的传统.
趣赢平台联合创始人Edward Bryant说
1970s
20世纪70年代,韦斯特的调查业务开始增长,首次进行了纵向研究, the evaluation of the Public Employment Program; its first national household survey, the National Survey of Family Growth; and its first large health study, 健康维护组织评价研究. 韦斯特帮助开创了一种样本选择技术, 由约瑟夫·瓦克斯伯格和沃伦·米托夫斯基开发, 这大大降低了此类调查的成本.
In 1970, 趣赢平台被美国罐头公司(ACC)收购。, 哪些国家为新项目和基础设施投资提供了资金支持. We purchased our first stand-alone personal computer—a Tektronix 4051 graphic computer with a statistics package in 1978. 趣赢平台的第一个电话研究中心(TRC)成立于1979年.
Joseph Hunt came over to 趣赢平台 from ACC, bringing new levels of management expertise to the company. 从1978年到2011年,他继续担任总统, 对我们的合作文化产生了持久的影响.
In 1979, 趣赢平台 leaders established the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) to pool their resources and purchase their independence from ACC. The ESOP allows employees to own a stake in the company and share in its financial success. 向员工所有制的转变是公司成功的一个关键因素, 培养合作文化, 创新, 对质量的承诺体现在我们工作的各个方面.
韦斯特大学的女性领袖
女性领导人在我们的成功中发挥了关键作用. 1979年,当ESOP成立时,40%的高级管理人员是女性. 在这些领袖中有像多丽丝·克鲁格·诺斯鲁普这样的先驱, a psychologist with expertise in questionnaire design who became the first female vice president in 1972. 南希·考德威尔, 谁在1969年加入, 领导了全国教育进步评估, 而卡拉·马菲奥, 医学社会学家, 1973年加入后成为健康研究的领导者. 蕾妮Slobasky, 1974年加入的, directed 仪器设计 and training for the National Survey of Family Growth and went on to lead the company’s large surveys work. She has served on the Board of Directors since 2006 and as Chair in 2023 until her retirement in 2024. 帕特里夏·史密斯和帕特里夏·坎宁安分别于1975年和1977年加入, with Smith serving as human resources director and Cunningham as the first Tele电话 Research Center director.
1980s
在20世纪80年代, 韦斯特搬到了我们现在在罗克维尔的总部, 马里兰, 并在调查的各个阶段进一步发展专业化:样本设计, 仪器设计, 数据收集(通过邮件), 电话, 网络, 个人面试), 数据处理与管理, 统计分析, 以及报告写作. In 1986 the Automated Survey Control System (ASCS) was introduced and became the foundation for CATI (computer-assisted tele电话 interviewing), 计算机辅助个人面试, 和类似的自动化系统在一系列的现场项目中使用.
趣赢平台开始与许多重要的新客户合作,包括美国.S. 美国教育部.S. 农业部, 疾病控制和预防中心, 美国国立卫生研究院, 美国国家科学基金会, 以及国家卫生统计中心.
We grew our field workforce of data collectors during this period and took on work in an increasingly wide array of areas and on projects of unprecedented scale and difficulty. 重点项目包括美国就业机会试点项目.S. 美国劳工部,国家健康和营养检查调查 国家教育进步评估(NAEP),和 医疗开支事务组统计调查.
In 1982, our research took on an international scope with a science study exchange between China and the U.S. 趣赢平台 staff visited China and conducted a series of cancer research and nutrition studies.
1990s-2000s
在20世纪90年代和21世纪初, 趣赢平台增加了员工, 扩大总部, 建立了最先进的内部网络, 并进一步开发了内部数据管理功能, 平面设计, 大量繁殖, 信息安全, 图书馆服务, 和更多的. 趣赢平台 opened tele电话 research centers around the country throughout the 1990s and in 2007 began having tele电话 interviewers work from home.
趣赢平台继续在基于网络的调查研究领域进行创新, 移动技术的使用, 多模式方法. 同时, 我们使工作多样化,进入流行病学研究等新领域, 临床试验, 技术援助, 项目评估, 运输安全.
2010年s-present
James Smith,他于2010年成为总裁兼首席执行官 斯科特皇家, 谁成为2020年的总裁兼首席执行官, 监督了西特银行的巨大增长和多元化. 趣赢平台 acquired 教育 research and 技术援助 specialist Edvance Research in 2015, 信息技术解决方案公司Fenestra, 医疗数据分析公司JEN Associates, 和Insight Policy Research.
2011年,韦斯特开始研究 烟草与健康人口评估研究, 未来的, 纵向队列研究,以评估全国的烟草使用行为和健康. This ongoing study continues to provide a solid evidence base for the Food and Drug Administration’s regulatory activities around tobacco.
在卫生领域发展的能力和专门知识, 教育, 以及2010年代的社会政策, 帮助趣赢平台定位,以支持我们的客户应对挑战 COVID-19大流行. 近年来, 趣赢平台 applied its expertise in epidemiology and in managing coordinating centers and networks to support health studies such as REDS-IV-P, 愿景, 和TopMed. In the area of 教育, 趣赢平台 began management of the National Comprehensive Center for the U.S. 教育部.
展望未来, 趣赢平台准备继续其增长和扩张, building on its legacy of excellence in research and its commitment to making a positive impact on society.
在过去的60年里, 韦斯特的人民, 过去和现在, 为实现我们的使命而不懈努力 趣赢平台. The secret to our longevity and success can be attributed to the contributions of each and every staff member—day after day and year after year.
斯科特皇家,总裁兼首席执行官