During the 2021 International Chinese Statistical Association Applied Statistics Symposium, several panelists discussed the key elements of forming and sustaining successful partnerships and collaborations, along with the challenges and barriers.
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At the Rise of JEDI: Lessons Learned from Fall of Jedi Order in Star Wars
Shu-Min Liao reflects on the similarities between the problems the Jedi Order faced and those statisticians are facing in academia today.
Claire McKay Bowen Talks Data Privacy
Claire McKay Bowen, author of Protecting Your Privacy in a Data-Driven World, talks about her book and ideas about data privacy in this interview.
JSM 2022 Call for Contributed Abstracts, Chairs
The theme for JSM 2022 is “Statistics: A Foundation for Innovation,” which emphasizes the essential role of statistics in the era of big data and data science.
@WomeninStat + Rotating Curators = Success
Hannah Mendoza and Lucy D’Agostino McGowan coordinate the @WomeninStat Twitter account and offer tips for curating and managing its rotation and engagement.
Caucus for Women in Statistics Celebrates 50 Years
This month’s JEDI column focuses on the Caucus for Women in Statistics. Formed in 1971, the caucus has been on the forefront of giving a voice to women in statistics and offering support, mentorship, friendship, and a safe space for discussion about challenging and often difficult topics faced by women.
Transportation Statistics Interest Group Invites New Members
Those who join TSIG will learn about important new data sets and study designs used in transportation research, make contacts with researchers and potential funding sources working in this area, share innovative ideas to improve transportation statistics, and contribute to the growing visibility of transportation statistics as an important subfield within the statistics profession.
Statistical Significance Competition Sees Many Winners
With a record number of 50 submissions to the annual JSM Statistical Significance competition, the ASA Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee (SPAAC) recognized two first-place winners, three second-place winners, and five honorable mentions.
Jeffrey T. Leek Wins COPSS Presidents’ Award
The COPSS Presidents’ Award citation recognized Leek for influential work addressing high-dimensional data; for development of empirical tools for data science as a science with applications to meta-research, reproducibility, and replicability; for scaling (bio)statistics-centered data science education to millions of people worldwide; and for leveraging data science tools, educational technologies, and community partnerships to create economic opportunities in under-served communities.
2020 Bachelor’s Degree Recipients in Statistics Show Resilience
This spring’s respondents to the ASA survey of 2020 bachelor’s graduates reported a challenging, stressful, and prolonged job search, although the results also show an unemployment rate roughly the same as the rate for the 2016 and 2017 respondents, higher median salaries, and hiring by a variety of companies.