Randy Bartlett advances the points that statisticians are already involved and must expand their involvement in business analytics, Big Data, data mining, data science, machine learning, and predictive modeling (analytics).
A Statistician's View
Is Nate Silver a Statistician?
Christopher Franck raises the question: “Is Nate Silver a statistician?”
Algebra and Statistics
Murray Aitkin raises the question: “What are university statistics teachers to do with ‘methods’ courses in social science fields like psychology and education, where most students do not have any mathematics background beyond high school?”
Response to ‘Members Reveal Why They Have Remained with ASA for Three Decades’
Agnes M. Herzberg provides a response to the June 2013 Amstat News article, “Members Reveal Why They Have Remained with ASA for Three Decades.”
Calculus and Statistics
According to Daniel Kaplan, statistics can be introduced best when students have a solid grounding in calculus. Here he explains why.
A Call for Participation in XSEDE Computing: Statisticians Needed for Big Data
George Ostrouchov of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and University of Tennessee discusses the need for statisticians in this age of Big Data.
Misunderstanding of Statistics Leads to Misguided Law Enforcement Policies
James P. Scanlan, a lawyer in Washington, DC, specializes in the use of statistics in litigation. Here, he discusses federal law enforcement policies based on statistical perceptions that he says are the opposite of reality.
How to Talk Statistics to Military Officers
Charles Weko, a senior training analyst, offers advice about how statisticians can communicate with military officers.
A Tale of Two Researchers
This is the tale of two researchers living in side-by-side universes. They are working on the same research project; however, one is privy to a new form of academic publishing.
Misuse of Statistics a National Problem
Morris Olitsky, statistician, USDA, FNS, talks about the misuse of statistics in the media and how to best address statistical literacy.