Learning to avoid sources of bias and quantifying and minimizing its impact allow the realization of the promise of machine learning and artificial intelligence to benefit all, David Corliss says.
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The 2023 Challenge List: Most Important Questions in Data for Good
David Corliss starts the year off with a challenge list that shines a light on exciting new opportunities and is meant to encourage the D4G community to tackle overlooked or under-resourced concerns.
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.
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.
Count on Stats: Serving the Wider Community with Data for Good
Count on Stats is a public outreach program that “aims to enhance awareness of the importance, reliability, and trustworthiness of government statistics.”
JSM 2022: A World of Innovation in Data for Good
David Corliss offers tips to help Data for Good practitioners get the most out of the Joint Statistical Meetings in Washington, DC.
ASA Science Policy Supports Data for Good
One of the ASA’s most important functions—and one that has a particularly strong impact on promoting data for good—is science policy and advocacy. In his latest column, Corliss talks about the advocacy work the ASA science policy group practices and how they support the statistics profession.
Stats4Good: ASA Partnerships Promote Data for Good
The ASA collaborates with a variety of scientific organizations to promote shared work, create scientific and educational resources, establish funding for scientific research, and advocate for data-driven policy.