The task force produced two reports: 2020 Census Quality Indicators: A Report from the American Statistical Association, released in October 2020, and Final Report: 2020 Census State Population Totals: A Report from the American Statistical Association Task Force on 2020 Census Quality Indicators, released in September 2021.
Additional Features
My ASA Story: Sharon Hessney, Educator
Sharon Hessney is the writer, moderator, and coordinator for “What’s Going On in This Graph?”, a weekly feature of the ASA and New York Times Learning Network.
Career Development Committee Hosts Free Professional Networking Event
The ASA’s Committee on Career Development hosted a free professional development event, “Promoting Your Networking Potential: A Virtual Networking Session,” August 5. The event featured statisticians and data scientists from academia, principal federal statistical agencies, and the private sector providing expert perspectives on how to build professional relationships and a network.
Significance Covers COVID-19, Social Media, Rain-Predicting Tortoises
Can a pet tortoise predict when it’s about to rain? That’s the somewhat unusual question posed by Conner Jackson, winner of Significance magazine’s Statistical Excellence Award for Early Career Writing. Jackson’s article, “Pietro the Weather Tortoise and the Pursuit of Soggy Bun Prevention,” leads the line-up of feature articles in the October 2021 issue.
My ASA Story: Emily Griffith, Associate Research Professor
Emily Griffith is an associate research professor in the North Carolina State University Department of Statistics. Here, she shares the story of her involvement with the ASA.
The JEDI Corner: Statistics for Equity: Capturing, Not Masking, Intersectional Dynamics in Data
Intersectionality, which refers to the overlapping nature of multiple oppressions based on one’s identity (e.g., gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, age), continues to present communication challenges in the world of statistics.
Editors Wanted for ASA Publications
The ASA’s publications are vital to the ASA’s mission of promoting the practice and profession of statistics, and editors are at the heart of ensuring our publications continue to be world leaders in statistics research and applications.
COPSS Honors 13 with Awards
The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) presents awards annually to honor statisticians who have made outstanding contributions to the profession. For 2021, COPSS awards were presented at the Joint Statistical Meetings on August 11 by COPSS Chair Bhramar Mukherjee and the award committee members.
Committee Spotlight: Committee on Membership Retention and Recruitment
Amstat News is spotlighting ASA committees and their activities. This month, we feature the Committee on Membership Retention and Recruitment and ask Chair Theresa Utlaut and member Erin Wiley a few questions about the committee’s purpose and goals.
Highlights of the August 3–5, 2021, ASA Board of Directors Meeting
ASA President Rob Santos called to order the summer meeting of the ASA Board on Tuesday, August 3. Here are the highlights.