ASA President David Morganstein talks to Eric Vance, Virginia Tech associate research professor, about mentoring.
President's Corner
Greetings and New Initiatives
ASA President David Morganstein offers an overview of new initiatives for the coming year.
A Few of My Favorite Things (About Being ASA President)
In his final President’s Corner, Nat Schenker ponders the question, “If you had a ‘do over,’ would you accept the nomination again?”
The ASA and Big Data: What’s Been Happening Lately?
ASA President Nathaniel Schenker details a number of activities ASA has created to strengthen the role of the profession in the areas of Big Data and data science, and outlines important steps ASA has taken in education and professional development.
Change Is Afoot in the World of Election Polling
For the October President’s Corner, Nathaniel Schenker invited Scott Keeter, director of survey research for the Pew Research Center in Washington, DC, to write a column about election polling.
A Festival of Data: Student Perspectives
For the September President’s Corner, Nathaniel Schenker invited Andrew Bray, postdoctoral research associate at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, to write about student perspectives on DataFest.
A Few Chapters in My Presidency
President Nathaniel Schenker discusses his interactions with ASA Chapters.
What Should I Tell a Soon-to-Be College Freshman About the Value of Taking a Statistics Course?
President Nathaniel Schenker answers the question, “Will you advise your son to take a course in statistics?”
Launching a Public Relations Campaign for Statistics: What Better Time Than the ASA’s 175th Anniversary?
The ASA will launch a campaign to elevate public and media awareness of statistical science and change the public’s perception of statisticians by educating them about the many ways they help solve policy, research, business, and other problems.
Developing Training in Statistical Leadership
This month’s column presents the third in a series of interviews about ASA President Nathaniel Schenker’s presidential initiatives. Here, he interviews Janet Buckingham of Southwest Research Institute about training in statistical leadership for working statisticians .