• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Homepage
  • About Us
  • Advertising
  • Submission Instructions
  • Editorial Calendar
Amstat News

Amstat News

The Membership Magazine of the American Statistical Association

  • Printed Issues
  • Practical Significance Podcast
  • Additional Features
  • Columns
  • Member News
  • Departments
You are here: Home / Additional Features / Previous Features / Significance Highlights: June Issue Looks at Biometrics and Space Debris

Significance Highlights: June Issue Looks at Biometrics and Space Debris

July 1, 2021 Leave a Comment

Photo shows the cover of the June issue of Significance magazine, which has a close-up photo of an iris and pupil of a human eye that reads "Do Eye Know You?"

Photo shows the cover of the June issue of Significance magazine, which has a close-up photo of an iris and pupil of a human eye that reads "Do Eye Know You?" and a subhead that reads how statistics shapes the design of biometric security

Discover how statistical ideas inform the design and implementation of biometric security systems and how estimates of dangerous space debris are produced—all in the June 2021 issue of Significance, out now.

Also in this issue, Joseph L. Gastwirth and Qing Shi use three decades of data from a triennial survey of consumer finances to explore the changing face of wealth inequality in the USA, while Sheila Bird offers a personal account of the debate over rapid coronavirus screening in secondary schools in England.

Plus:

  • Sticker packs and albums are part and parcel of the football fan experience. But Tim Paulden and friends found some stickers harder to find than others.
  • Ron S. Kenett and Shirley Y. Coleman outline the roles played by data and statistics in “Industry 4.0.”
  • Christoph Kurz explores differential privacy, what it is and how it works.
  • Amanda L. Golbeck shares stories from the lives of two notable statisticians, Elizabeth L. Scott and F. N. David.

Access the digital version of Significance through ASA or RSS member portals, or download and read the magazine on the go with our iOS and Android apps. Print issues will be mailed to subscribers soon. View this issue’s table of contents.

Filed Under: Previous Features, Significance Highlights Tagged With: ASA, biometric security systems, Biometrics, consumer finances, data, differential privacy, Elizabeth L. Scott, F.N. David, football fans, Industry, industry 4.0, notable statisticians, rapid coronavirus testing, Significance, Significance Highlights, significance magazine, significance magazine app, Significance submissions, space debris, statistical ideas, statistician, statisticians, statistics, wealth inequality in the USA

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Search

More to See

2024–2025 Degree Data: Awarding of Statistics, Biostatistics Degrees Steady Amid Staggering Growth for Data Science, Analytics Degrees 

October 1, 2026 By Olivia Brown

Member Showcase: Robert Oster on the Power of Collaboration, Leadership, and Giving Back

October 1, 2026 By Olivia Brown

Who’s Missing from the Data? The Case for Disability Inclusion 

October 1, 2026 By Olivia Brown

Meet New Member Naren Prakash: Aspiring Statistician with a Love for Statistical Research 

October 1, 2026 By Olivia Brown

Data Science Certification

ASA HOME

American Statistical Association

Communications from the Executive Director

ASA Leader Hub

ASA Career Connect

STAFF LIST

Kim Gilliam
Naomi Friedman
Amanda Malloy

Archives

Categories

Footer

Editorial Staff

Managing Editor
Megan Murphy

Graphic Designers / Production Coordinators
Olivia Brown
Meg Ruyle

Communications Strategist
Val Nirala

Advertising Manager
Christina Bonner

Contributing Staff Members
Kim Gilliam

American Statistical Association
277 South Washington Street, Suite 370
Alexandria, VA 22314-3646
Phone: (703) 302-1857

 

Copyright © 2026 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in