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[1 Nov 2014 | Comments Off on 175 | Celebrating the Impact of Our Profession | 1,372 views]

Fred Hulting reviews the aim of StatImpact and how we’re raising the visibility of the power of statistics.

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[1 Oct 2014 | Comments Off on The Crystal Ball Says … | 1,018 views]
The Crystal Ball Says …

With the big celebrations of the ASA’s 175th anniversary behind us, it’s only natural to ponder what the 25 years leading up to the association’s bicentennial will hold for statistical science. To get a glimpse of that future, we asked a group of ASA members and others in statistics to peer into their crystal balls and offer a projection.

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[1 Sep 2014 | Comments Off on Saying ‘Yes‘ to ASA Enhances Career | 1,007 views]
Saying ‘Yes‘ to ASA Enhances Career

Several volunteer superstars of the ASA tell us how and why they got involved.

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[1 Aug 2014 | Comments Off on Serve ASA and Enhance Your Influence | 480 views]

Mingxiu Hu of Takeda Pharmaceuticals encourages ASA members to contribute to the association.

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[1 Jul 2014 | Comments Off on You Are Cordially Invited … | 587 views]

Members of the 175th Anniversary Steering Committee share several of the activities planned for the anniversary celebration.

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[1 Jun 2014 | Comments Off on Energize Our Future by Practicing Everyday Leadership | 764 views]
Energize Our Future by Practicing Everyday Leadership

The theme of the ASA’s 175th anniversary is “Celebrate Our Past, Energize Our Future.” One does not need to look far into our association’s past to find a rich history of accomplishments. In addition to celebrating our past, the 175th anniversary planning has been focused on the future of the ASA to do our best to lay the foundation for the bicentennial celebrations and beyond.

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[1 May 2014 | Comments Off on Communication Across Three Centuries—with a Peek Ahead | 634 views]
Communication Across Three Centuries—with a Peek Ahead

The ASA, celebrating its terquasquicentennial, has been in existence for at least parts of three centuries. Not surprisingly, its communication methods today are markedly different and infinitely timelier than those employed by the organization’s founders in 1839.

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[1 Apr 2014 | Comments Off on Council of Chapters: History, Organization, and Objectives | 1,252 views]
Council of Chapters: History, Organization, and Objectives

Similar to the ASA, the broad objective of a chapter is to promote statistics and its applications. Here, Alex Hanlon and James Cochran explain the purpose of the ASA’s chapters and how you can participate in them.

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[1 Mar 2014 | Comments Off on The Statistics Education of Teachers | 1,493 views]
The Statistics Education of Teachers

The release in 2012 and widespread adoption in most states of the Common Core State Standard for Mathematics have dramatically increased the amount of statistical content and expectations for teaching statistics in grades 6–12.

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[1 Feb 2014 | One Comment | 685 views]

As the ASA turns 175 years old, we as an association are taking the opportunity to “celebrate our past and energize our future.”