Registration is open for the 2025 Joint Statistical Meetings, the largest gathering of statisticians and data scientists from all corners of the globe—hailing from academia, industry, and government. JSM is for everyone, whether a seasoned professional, early-career data scientist, or student.
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Statistician’s View: The Power of Collaboration in Statistics
I think Nick Beyler’s best sentence comes at the very end of his February 2025 STATtr@k column, says Barry Nussbaum. “Want to collaborate on something?” That’s the key to all our statistical work. To have impact, we use our talents as part of a team.
Last Call to Register for SDSS 2025 in Salt Lake City
The conference, themed “Bridging Disciplines: Advancing AI, Statistics, and Data Science Together,” will feature keynote speakers, short courses, panel discussions, and networking opportunities.
ICHPS 2025 Offered Opportunity for Professional Growth, Innovative Thinking
Statisticians, health researchers, economists, and policy analysts gathered in San Diego this past January for the International Conference on Health Policy Statistics—a premier event advancing statistical innovations to improve health equity.
Final Call: Submit a Late-Breaking Session Proposal to Be on JSM Program
Alexandra M. Schmidt, McGill University The 2025 Joint Statistical Meetings will take place in Nashville, Tennessee, from August 2–7. If you are not yet part of the program, there is still one opportunity for you to get involved. The program has room to accommodate one to two late-breaking sessions. As the name suggests, these sessions […]
Statistician’s View: A Follow-Up to Gang Xie’s Practicing Statistician’s Plea
Jonathan Shuster offers a commendation and response to Professor Gang Xie for his editorial, “A Practicing Statistician’s Plea.”
Object-Oriented Data Analysis Conference on Tap for May
Topics include shapes, trees, covariance matrices, and nonnegative curves.
SDSS 2025: Registration, Lightening Talk Submission Open
SDSS 2025 will cover topics such as AI in statistics, open-source tools, machine learning, and data science workflows, alongside lightning talks and mentoring. Registration opens January 7.
Submit Proposal, Abstract to Be on JSM 2025 Program
Alexandra M. Schmidt shares what is planned for the 2025 Joint Statistical Meetings, which is heading to Nashville, Tennessee, this summer. She also points out the areas of the program that still need participants.
A Practicing Statistician’s Plea
Gang (John) Xie from Charles Sturt University, Australia, shares a compelling call to action for statisticians and researchers to address a critical issue in scientific research: the disconnect between statistical theory and its real-world application.