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Statisticians Tell of COVID-19 Effects Around the World
The ASA Committee on International Relations in Statistics interviewed several ASA Educational Ambassadors to understand the unique effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the academic, professional, and personal lives of statisticians in various countries.
Anti-Racism Task Force to Host Open Meeting
The meeting will take place virtually at JSM on August 10 at 12:00 p.m. and be led by the Anti-Racism Task Force co-chairs, David Marker and Adrian Coles.
New JASA Co-Editors Discuss Inspiration, Plans
In January, Jane-Ling Wang, Ian McKeague, and Marina Vannucci became the Theory and Methods co-editors of our flagship publication, the Journal of the American Statistical Association. Here, we ask them a few questions to find out more about them as editors and what their job entails.
Reproducible Research in JASA: 5 Years On
Due to the effort and dedication put forth by editors, associate editors, reviewers, and journal staff, the JASA reproducibility initiative is celebrating its five-year anniversary and its future looks promising.
August Potpourri: Agent-Based Models, Tournaments, Statistical Ethics
The August 2021 issue of The American Statistician is available online and features 13 articles across different sections of the journal. One of the benefits of ASA membership is free access to online issues of TAS.
Did You Know?
ASA Director of Development Amanda Malloy shares answers to some of the most common questions surrounding charitable giving.
ASA President’s Task Force Statement on Statistical Significance and Replicability
The value of hypothesis testing, and the frequent misinterpretation of p-values as a cornerstone of statistical methodology, continues to be debated. In 2019, the president of the American Statistical Association, Karen Kafadar, convened a task force to consider the use of statistical methods in scientific studies, specifically hypothesis tests and p-values, and their connection to replicability.
JSDSE Calls for Papers About Teaching Reproducibility and Responsible Workflow
Submissions at all levels of education (primary through graduate programs and continuing education) are welcome.
Data Science Competition Attracts Talent from UGA
The first data science competition hosted by the department of statistics at the University of Georgia attracted 96 students, with 10 undergraduate teams and 16 graduate teams. Most teams had students from multiple disciplines, making the competition truly interdisciplinary.