The April issue of Significancebegins a new four-part series that tells the story of the “data economy,” starting with the birth of customer insight.
Additional Features
Forget March Madness! Students Test Probability Skills with March Randomness
The ASA’s outreach campaign, ThisIsStatistics, launched a new contest for its annual spring challenge: March Randomness, a month-long competition that encouraged middle- and high-school students and college undergraduates to test their probability intuition skills.
Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
In celebration of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, we are paying tribute to some of our Asian- and Pacific Islander–American members. These individuals have been chosen because of their meaningful leadership and commitment to the ASA.
CHANCE Highlights: Spring Issue Features Economic Impact of COVID-19, Kullback’s Career, Sharing Data
The spring issue of CHANCE looks at the economic impact of COVID-19 in the UK, the US intelligence career of Solomon Kullback, and bias in shared data.
Nominations Open for AMS Awards, Prizes
Celebrate excellence in mathematics scholarship, education, and outreach by nominating colleagues for upcoming American Mathematical Society prizes and awards.
StatFest Back for 21st Year in 2021
StatFest 2021 is a free conference over two half days aimed at encouraging BIPOC undergraduates to pursue careers or graduate studies in the statistical and data sciences. This year’s event will take place virtually September 18–19.
ICSA Symposium Panelists Offer Leadership Advice
As invited session panelists for the 2020 International Chinese Statistical Association Applied Statistics Symposium, eight statisticians and data scientists were asked to share their thoughts and advice on leadership.
Recognizing the ASA’s Longtime Members
Each year, the ASA recognizes all members reaching a milestone of 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of membership.
National Poetry Month
In honor of April being both National Poetry Month and Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month, The University of Texas at El Paso Professor Larry Lesser wrote two haiku poems.
ASA Empowers Journalists Through Federal Data Resources
The ASA’s Count on Stats collaborated with its partners to improve journalists’ understanding of federal statistical agency resources and how they can use federal data to enhance their news stories.