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[1 Apr 2023 | Comments Off on Like College Students, ChatGPT Finds Statistics Difficult | 2,143 views]

Norman Matloff, computer science professor at the University of California, Davis discusses whether ChatGPT is up to the task of doing statistics at the level demanded of students.

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[1 Mar 2023 | Comments Off on Up to Two JSM Late-Breaking Proposals to Be Accepted | 314 views]

Two invited session slots have been set aside for late-breaking topics, and any member of one of the Joint Statistical Meetings sponsoring organizations or partnering societies can propose such a session. Submissions are due April 17.

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[1 Mar 2023 | Comments Off on ICES VII to Take Place in Scotland Next June | 1,026 views]
ICES VII to Take Place in Scotland Next June

The program committee invites you to submit a proposal for an invited paper session from March 1 – May 15.

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[2 Jan 2023 | One Comment | 1,380 views]
A Statistician’s View: New Year Hopes for Andreas Georgiou as Court Decisions Loom

Interviewed recently for The Amherst Student, Georgiou said his legal troubles are “always a little bit tiring to the heart to think about.” But 2023 brings with it hope that justice, long denied, is still in reach.

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[1 Dec 2022 | Comments Off on Women in Statistics and Data Science Participants Talk Issues, Celebrate Diverse Voices | 806 views]
Women in Statistics and Data Science Participants Talk Issues, Celebrate Diverse Voices

Enjoy the photo recap from the 2022 Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference that took place in St. Louis, Missouri, in October.

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[1 Dec 2022 | Comments Off on Successful JSM 2023 Program Requires You | 596 views]
Successful JSM 2023 Program Requires You

JSM 2023 Program Committee members put together more than 200 invited sessions on a broad range of topics in statistics and data science. Now, it’s time to fill out the rest of the program with your help.

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[1 Dec 2022 | Comments Off on Author Uses Infographics to Introduce Stats to Children | 969 views]

Pat Hopfensperger—retired statistics teacher—recently interviewed Stuart J. Murphy about Show and Tell! Great Graphs and Smart Charts: An Introduction to Infographics, his new book for children in grades K–4.

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[1 Nov 2022 | Comments Off on ICHPS 2023 Offers Opportunities for Professional Growth, Innovative Thinking | 512 views]
ICHPS 2023 Offers Opportunities for Professional Growth, Innovative Thinking

The International Conference on Health Policy Statistics will bring practitioners, methodologists, health service researchers, health economists, and policy analysts together to exchange and build on ideas about improving the pipeline of health policy research.

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[1 Nov 2022 | Comments Off on Conference on Teaching Statistics Planned for June; Proposals Wanted | 651 views]

The conference provides a welcoming and engaging (perhaps even fun) environment in which teachers can exchange ideas and motivate each other to improve their teaching of statistics.

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[1 Oct 2022 | Comments Off on ‘God Bless the ASA’ by Lawrence Lesser | 407 views]

Inspired by JSM being in our nation’s capital for the first in-person JSM since 2019, UTEP’s Lawrence Lesser rewrote Lee Greenwood’s signature hit song, “God Bless the USA,” to give the ASA our own anthem.