Nathaniel Schenker interviews David Banks, chair of a workgroup charged with developing a prototype for the long-discussed statistics portal, an enhanced repository for important statistical information that would not ordinarily reside in a journal.
President's Corner
Updating the Guidelines for Undergraduate Programs in Statistical Science
For his March President’s column, Nathaniel Schenker sits down with Nicholas Horton, chair of the initiative to update the ASA’s Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Programs in Statistical Science, to learn about where the initiative is heading.
To Participate or Not to Participate: That Is a Question About Value
What do you get when you become an ASA member? Here, ASA President Nathaniel Schenker provides some obvious —and not so obvious—answers.
175 and Counting!
ASA President Nathaniel Schenker talks about the year ahead and ASA’s 175th anniversary.
Taking Stock of an Unforgettable Year
Marie Davidian looks back on her year as president of the ASA and discusses the year ahead.
MOOCs and Statistics Education: Fad or Opportunity?
This month, ASA President Marie Davidian discusses online education programs.
JSM 2013—A Postscript
This month, ASA President Marie Davidian discusses the opinions and comments about this year’s JSM in Montréal.
Transforming Our Culture of Peer Review
This month, ASA President Marie Davidian discusses the long-standing culture of peer review in most scholarly journals in statistics. One that is too slow and too critical. That has driven some members of our profession to seek alternative outlets for their work. That we as a profession must address.
ASA Delegation to Cuba
ASA President Marie Davidian led a delegation of ASA members to Cuba to help promote the interaction of statistician’s abroad.
Aren’t We Data Science?
ASA’s President, Marie Davidian talks about the ASA Big Data initiative with Rachel Schutt.