In her last column as ASA President, Katherine Ensor revisits her initiatives and reviews her contributions to the American Statistical Association.
Columns
Achieving Diversity in Labor Market Needs JEDI, Advocacy Groups
Joseph Gastwirth suggests changes in the way courts have interpreted the equal employment laws since the mid-1980s likely contributed to sustained socioeconomic inequality.
Data for Good 2022 Year in Review
David Corliss reports on the many accomplishments the Data for Good community achieved in 2022 and looks forward to events in the upcoming year.
Statistics Without Borders: Outstanding Leadership and Projects in Data for Good
Statistics Without Borders—an ASA outreach group—has high-impact projects, volunteer recruiting, development, support, expertly managed projects, and excellent data for good resources.
Putting Our JEDI Values into Action: It’s Past Time for a Chinese-American ASA President
Chinese statisticians have been regularly passed by for leadership in the ASA, despite their prominence in our profession and their long history of outstanding contribution.
November Is for Thankfulness
Katherine Ensor discusses what she is grateful for, including her colleagues at Rice University and her family.
Finding Ada: Identifying, Engaging, and Empowering Women in Statistics and Data Science
Ada Lovelace Day falls on October 12 every year. Finding Ada “aims to increase the profile of women in STEM and, in doing so, create new role models who will encourage more girls into STEM careers and support women already working in STEM.”
Statisticians Lead the Way
A world that relies on data and statistical thinking to drive discovery and inform decisions is the vision of the American Statistical Association. Building on the work of past ASA presidents, Kathy Ensor has focused on adding “with statisticians leading the way” to that vision.
2022 Karl E. Peace Award Honors Susan Ellenberg
Susan Ellenberg—emerita professor of statistics, medical ethics, and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania—was honored for her substantial contributions to the statistical profession and to society in general.
ASA Student Programs Create D4G Experiences, Opportunities
With the start of a new school year, Stats4Good takes a look at some of the ways the ASA empowers students to act for the greater good.