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[1 Feb 2021 | One Comment | 3,211 views]

Richard De Veaux discusses a colleague’s involvement in allegations of fraud in the 2020 election.

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[1 Aug 2020 | One Comment | 1,542 views]

The letter writer calls on the profession to recognize the privilege in which we live and to reformulate departmental policies, attitudes, and programs of study with a view toward producing an equitable educational system for women, minorities, and all citizens.

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[1 Aug 2020 | Comments Off on Statistician’s View: The Right Tone Sustains Productive Dialogue | 1,149 views]

Statisticians and data scientists are in unique positions to set the correct tone for conversations between collaborators. The approaches used when giving advice should be as thoughtful as the advice given.

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[1 Jul 2020 | Comments Off on Lessons Learned and Remaining Challenges for Online Seminars and Conferences | 2,552 views]
Lessons Learned and Remaining Challenges for Online Seminars and Conferences

The spread of COVID-19 has slowed economies and stopped travel throughout the world. For academics, classes and research collaborations have moved online. But the pandemic has disrupted two other essential aspects of academic life: conferences and seminars. An obvious solution is to move conferences and seminars online, but this has proven challenging for a number of reasons.

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[1 Jun 2020 | Comments Off on Large Budget Increases for Agency Survey Mask Budget and Staff Challenges | 1,080 views]

ASA Science Policy Director Steve Pierson responds to a critique of his April Amstat News article about the federal statistical agencies’ FY20 budgets.

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[1 Jun 2020 | Comments Off on How (In)Visible Is Science in ASA? | 958 views]

John Gardenier says an April Amstat News article needed more information about the FY20 budget for the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics.

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[1 Apr 2020 | 2 Comments | 1,845 views]

Meena Doshi discusses her experiences teaching elementary statistics in India and the US, how they differed, and what can be done to improve the teaching experience in both countries.

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[1 Mar 2019 | Comments Off on The Evolution of Variables and the Existence of Trans People | 3,133 views]

Jo Hardin and Jack Miller ask that academics and practitioners be aware and think about gender issues when defining and/or categorizing variables.

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[1 Mar 2019 | One Comment | 4,554 views]

Jonathan Shuster and Chris Delcher recommend new procedures for consultants, their institutions, and The ASA to follow to help maintain high integrity for statistical science.

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[1 Oct 2018 | Comments Off on Ambiguity: The Biggest Challenge Lies Ahead | 3,325 views]

George Cobb discusses what thoughtful statisticians know: Inference from data cannot be reduced to rules.