USPROC encourages students to develop data analysis skills and enhance presentation skills. It recognizes outstanding work by undergraduate statistics students.
Obituaries June 2023
Longtime ASA members John Neter, Ralph Folsom Jr., and John Wistar Rogers passed away recently.
Call for Discussion Papers 2023: Analysis of Citizen Science Data
Papers selected for publication will be presented at a multi-paper discussion meeting held during the RSS International Conference in Brighton, UK, in September of 2024 and subsequently published in the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society.
My ASA Story: Ron Wasserstein, ASA Executive Director
Ron Wasserstein says his ASA story started—and continues—with people, from early mentors to current colleagues at the ASA and elsewhere.
CHANCE Introduces Features, Explores Deming’s 14 Points
The current issue features book reviews, two new columns, and an article revisiting Deming’s framework on management. Learn more about CHANCE‘s Generative Art Contest, as well.
Detroit, Ann Arbor Chapters Give Annual High-School Fair Awards
This long-standing annual joint chapter event gives members a chance to recognize high-school students at the state level of the science fair who incorporated statistical methods into their science projects.
People News for June 2023
Rebecca Hubbard, Lance A. Waller, D. Anthony Miles, and Denise Cornish were all featured in the news this month.
March Brings Welcome News for Andreas Georgiou
The European Court of Human Rights ruled in favor of Georgiou, finding Greece violated his right to a fair trial on violation-of-duty charges. Also, the US State Department included mention of Georgiou for the fourth straight year under a section titled Denial of a Fair Public Trial.
Better Employer Records Could Advance Research, Statistics, Evaluation
Modern technology and data science offer an opportunity to upgrade systems for employer wage records. One effort in this direction is the Jobs and Employment Data Exchange initiative, led by the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The public-private initiative aims to enhance the content and systems for these records for the mutual benefit of businesses and government.
NSF Corner: New Series Explores ASA-NSF Connection
Kathy Ensor, 2022 ASA president, established a working group with representation from the ASA Caucus of Academic Representatives and Committee on Funded Research to strengthen the connection between the statistical community and National Science Foundation. In NSF Corner, working group members seek to support NSF’s work to advance statistics and data science research and work with the ASA community to identify and communicate ASA priorities to NSF.