In her latest column, Karen Kafadar discusses the debate about the value of hypothesis testing and the over-reliance on p-values as a cornerstone of statistical methodology.
President's Corner
Statistics, Fake News, and AI: Who’s on First?
Karen Kafadar introduces the ASA’s new Disinformation Task Force and discusses her hopes to bring statistical thinking and statisticians into the forefront to combat “fake news.”
Statistics: Proactive or Reactive?
The statistics profession’s reaction to data science prompted my colleague to ask this question: “Why does our profession often find itself in reactive mode—reacting to others’ direction—rather than being proactive and setting the direction ourselves?”
New Year’s Resolution: Working Together to Make an Impact with Statistics
Karen Kafadar shares details about the initiatives she plans to take on as the 2019 ASA president.
Where in the World Is the ASA President?
In Lisa LaVange’s last column, she reflects on her whirlwind year as ASA president and all the ASA offers.
Leading Large … or My Dinner with Dennis
This month’s column profiles a statistician who, in every sense of the word, has spent his life leading large: Dennis Gillings.
Leading Through Teaching and JSM 2018 Memorable Moments
ASA President Lisa LaVange shares some memorable moments from JSM 2018.
With a Little Help from My Friends: Advice from the Board for Your Career Journey
ASA Board members share pearls of wisdom related to careers in this special issue of Amstat News.
ICH E6: Teaching the World to Sing in Perfect Harmony
In her column this month, Lisa discusses the International Conference for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use and the widely used document issued by the conference: ICH E6 Good Clinical Practice.
JSM, Here We Come!
Lisa shares her excitement, plans, and expectations for this year’s JSM in Vancouver.