Since the dawn of the Internet, the job of a statistician has expanded. One of the newest fields created for statisticians in the past 10 years is forensics.

As well, statistics has broadened for educators and women. Students are learning more statistics before they head to college, and the demand for data analysis also has grown.

In this career issue, the following articles address how the discipline has changed:

Forensic Statistics

Statisticians play a critical role in forensics, but that wasn’t always the case. Here, Christopher Saunders talks about what it takes to work as a statistician in forensics.

How Statistics Teaching Has Changed Over the Last 10 Years

Randall Pruim looks at the trends that have affected statistics teaching during the past decade and discusses the trends that will impact teaching over the next decade.

Women Working in Statistics—What Has Changed Over the Last Decade?

Since 2005, there have been big changes for women in statistics. Here, Dalene Stangl highlights the progress and offers ideas for improving the pace.