Michael Lavine and Christopher Tong offer their opinions about Mark van der Laan’s article, “Statistics as a Science, Not an Art: The Way to Survive in Data Science,” and van der Laan responds.
A Statistician's View
In Response to ‘Statistics as a Science, Not an Art: The Way to Survive in Data Science’
Joseph E. Bauer, director of survey research and evaluation at the Statistics and Evaluation Center of the American Cancer Society, praises March’s “spot on” Statistician’s View column.
Statistics as a Science, Not an Art: The Way to Survive in Data Science
Mark van der Laan looks at how statisticians can contribute to the world of Big Data and data science.
Statistics Losing Ground to Computer Science
Norman Matloff, professor of computer science at the University of California, Davis, argues that the field of statistics is being eclipsed by other disciplines, notably computer science.
Time to Embrace a New Identity?
Thomas Speidel discusses the ever-changing statistics profession.
The Assessment of Teachers: Notes from a Conference
Harvey Goldstein and Murray Aitkin respond to “The Assessment of Teachers: Notes from a Conference” from the January 2014 issue of Amstat News.
Response to ‘Academic Salary Survey by Gender’
Jean D. Gibbons, Russell Professor Emerita of Applied Statistics at the University of Alabama, gives a response to the ‘Academic Salary Survey by Gender.’
Statistics Training: A Big Role in Big Data?
Lexin Li of North Carolina State University describes how two years in the Silicon Valley causes professor to wonder about statistics’ role in Big Data.
Response to Olkin
Jean Gibbons responds to Ingram Olkin’s Amstat News article, “Where Have All the Tenured Women Gone?”
Revision of Introductory Statistics Courses Could Close Divisions
Murray Aitkin comments on the January 2014 Amstat News article, “Trilobites and Us.”