The ASA Survey Research Methods Section offers many member benefits, including access to free webinars and various conference proceedings.
Like College Students, ChatGPT Finds Statistics Difficult
Norman Matloff, computer science professor at the University of California, Davis discusses whether ChatGPT is up to the task of doing statistics at the level demanded of students.
People News for April 2023
Read about some of the noteworthy achievements of ASA members in this month’s People News.
Obituaries for April 2023
ASA members Donald Young, Jane Gentleman, and Donald Guthrie passed away recently.
Significance Writing Competition Open for Entries
Learn about the 2023 Statistical Excellence Award for Early Career Writing, jointly organized by Significance and the Young Statisticians Section of the Royal Statistical Society.
Q&P Section Readies for 39th Research Conference
The 39th American Statistical Association Quality and Productivity Research Conference will be held June 6–8, 2023, in Houston, Texas, at the University of Houston.
Highlights of the November 2022 ASA Board of Directors Meeting
On Friday, November 18, ASA President Kathy Ensor gaveled to order the final 2022 meeting of the ASA Board of Directors. The board met at the ASA headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.
Q&A with Rochelle Tractenberg
One of the world’s leading experts on the practice of ethics, statistician and Georgetown University professor Rochelle Tractenberg has written two books, Ethical Practice of Statistics and Data Science and Ethical Reasoning for a Data-Centered World. Here, she answers questions about the books and her motivation for writing them.
Applications Wanted for Ellis R. Ott Scholarship
The Statistics Division of the American Society for Quality has $7,500 scholarships available to support students enrolled in, or accepted into, a master’s degree or higher program with a concentration in applied statistics, statistical engineering, and/or quality management.
Applications for ASA Science Policy Fellowship Wanted
The ASA seeks applications for its fall of 2023 science policy fellowship. 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.