Monthly Membership Magazine of the American Statistical Association
Beginning in 2017, Mathematics Awareness Month became Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month to recognize the unique and important contributions from the statistics discipline, but the goal remains to increase public understanding of and appreciation for mathematics and statistics.
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As invited session panelists for the 2020 International Chinese Statistical Association Applied Statistics Symposium, eight statisticians and data scientists were asked to share their thoughts and advice on leadership.
Each year, the ASA recognizes all members reaching a milestone of 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of membership.
In honor of April being both National Poetry Month and Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month, The University of Texas at El Paso Professor Larry Lesser wrote two haiku poems.
The ASA’s Count on Stats collaborated with its partners to improve journalists’ understanding of federal statistical agency resources and how they can use federal data to enhance their news stories.
Rob Santos hopes we see a spring season that blossoms with health, tolerance, and friendship.
The world is one step closer to an end to dengue fever and other deadly mosquito-borne diseases because of the biostatistics work of Suzanne Dufault.
The Diversity Mentoring Program features one-on-one mentoring and professional development such as engaging small group discussions and networking.
Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is at war. Mulugeta Gebregziabher’s family is there and he hasn’t spoken to them in several months.
ASA members Jim Harner and Allan Sampson passed away recently.
Eleven mentor/mentee pairs were matched through the Government Statistics Section mentoring program. The mentoring committee is working with participants to produce a roundtable event to cycle the program in sync with the 2021–2022 academic year.
A one- to two-year position, the fellow will be based at the ASA headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia; however, they will spend much of their time in Washington, DC, advocating for statistics and experiencing first-hand how federal science policy is formed.
Jean Gibbons reflects on her early experiences as a female, and a statistician, in a predominantly male profession in the 1960s and ’70s.
In celebration of Earth Day on April 22, this month’s Stats4Good column focuses on environmental analytics, highlights some of the many ways people are making an impact, and provides information about opportunities to get involved.
The ASA’s extensive awards program recognizes statisticians who have made outstanding contributions through research, teaching, consulting, and service to the association and statistical profession.
