Chengjie Xiong looks back at his 17 years as a biostatistician in aging and dementia research and hopes to see biostatisticians playing a leading role in the design and analysis of this research.
A Statistician's Life
Hiring a Data Scientist
Mikail Popov of the Wikimedia Foundation needed to backfill a data analyst position. He shares what the foundation learned and how they drew on existing resources to synthesize a better approach to interviewing and hiring a new member of their team.
Howard Wainer
Howard Wainer’s Visual Revelations column—appearing in CHANCE magazine—is arguably the longest-running serial publication in the history of statistics: 25+ years of delving into the core events of the time, all from the point of view of a razor-sharp, uncompromising, and greatly responsible statistician.
Megan Price: Life-Long ‘Math Nerd’ Finds Career in Social Justice
David Corliss interviews Megan Price, the executive director of the Human Rights Data Analysis Group.
Q&A: What Skills Do You Need to Succeed at Your Job?
What skills do you need to succeed in your technical job? We asked some of our members this and other questions and here is how they responded.
Sharon Lohr Shares Unique Path to Writing About Crime
Sharon Lohr first encountered statistics during her senior year and credits her undergraduate adviser, Thomas Jager, for steering her toward it in graduate school. In 2014, she became the first woman to give the Deming Lecture. Today, she is a freelance statistical consultant and writer, following a 25-year career in academia.
From Spreadsheets to Headlines: A Day in the Life of Data Journalist Ryan Struyk
ThisIsStatistics recently had the opportunity to talk with Ryan Struyk about being a data journalist and what that means.
Kimberly F. Sellers
Inspired to study statistics while earning her undergraduate degree, Kimberly Sellers has gone on to be recognized both nationally and internationally for her work on generalized statistical methods involving count data that contain data dispersion and image analysis techniques. She is also actively committed to diversifying the fields of mathematical and statistical sciences, both with respect to gender and race/ethnicity.
Bonnie K. Ray
Bonnie Ray always loved mathematics, but it was during a summer internship at Texas Instruments that she began to appreciate the power of computing. She currently leads data science activities at Talkspace, a NYC-based startup that enables improved mental health for all by providing an affordable, accessible, and secure platform for messaging-based psychotherapy.
Kristian Lum
For as long as she can remember, Lum has enjoyed math and logic puzzles. Her interest in math took off in high school when she took calculus from an excellent professor at the local community college. She has concentrated on applying statistics to important problems in human rights ever since and is the lead statistician at the Human Rights Data Analysis Group, where she examines the use of machine learning in the criminal justice system.