Somewhere in your last analysis, there might be two predictors that are almost the same variable, and the collinearity check you ran to catch it told you everything was fine. It wasn’t lying. The calculation was right. The scale it reports on is the problem. Here’s how Harshit Singh and Simoni Pant found out.
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Events and Opportunities
A mid-year update on the health of federal statistics, data science certification, and upcoming events.
Henry Kranendonk on the Purpose and Process of Teaching Statistics
Veteran educator Henry Kranendonk reflects on his journey as a teacher and why helping students understand the importance of statistics is just as important as teaching them how to use it.
Jerry Moreno: An Architect of Modern Statistics Education
Jerry Moreno reflects on a 58-year career dedicated to helping students move beyond memorizing formulas to developing statistical thinking skills.
Patrick Hopfensperger: Bridging the Gap from State Standards to Teaching Statistical Thinking in the Classroom
For decades, Patrick Hopfensperger has helped educators bring statistical thinking into classrooms. Here, he shares why and how involving students helps develop their skills.
Can AI Make Data Analysis More Accessible?
In the latest issue of “The American Statistician,” authors examine how LLM-powered data agents are opening new possibilities for making data analysis more accessible to those with limited technical expertise.
ASA Journals: A World of Impact
While no single metric tells the whole story, one thing is clear: Statisticians around the world are reading and downloading ASA journals.
This Month in Statistics History—How Statistical Evidence Transformed Patient Safety
How do James Smith, Ignaz Semmelweis, and Louis Isaac Dublin fit in to World Patient Safety Day? They all used statistical methods to help change the way we understand patient safety.
What Students Taught Me About Teaching Statistics
Jaya Satagopan reflects on how the classroom has become a laboratory for continuous improvement—where students’ questions, challenges, and successes help shape teaching statistics.
Students’ Statistical Thinking When Using Generative AI
Amos Jeng and V. N. Vimal Rao explore what happens when students use Rtutor.AI, a generative AI tool designed to help translate statistical questions into R code.