The prize is for young statisticians who take an active interest in official statistics. In addition to monetary prizes, first-place winner(s) receive travel funds to present their paper at an international conference.

This October, the Georgia Institute of Technology welcomed more than 150 statisticians and data scientists for Georgia Statistics Day 2023, an annual symposium started in 2015 by professor Jeff Wu with the aim of promoting interdisciplinary statistics research among Georgia’s academic institutions.

ASA members Tapabrata (Taps) Maiti and David Allison were featured in the news this month.

Apply for the Postdoctoral Research Program or Dissertation Fellowship Program by January 31, 2024.

The Quality and Productivity Section executive committee list the four key takeaways from their October 9 meeting.

The $1 million prize recognizes an outstanding contribution or tool that has had significant impact and found wide application in statistical practice with relevance to society.

The ASA’s extensive awards program recognizes statisticians who have made outstanding contributions to the association and statistical profession through research, teaching, consulting, and service.

At JSM 2023, the Survey Research Methods Section sponsored six invited sessions, nine topic-contributed sessions, eight contributed sessions, and 18 poster and speed entries on a variety of topics.

Thomas Mathew, ASA Fellow and professor of statistics in the department of mathematics and statistics at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, gave a talk on tolerance intervals and regions.

The day featured a full program, including a tribute video from former colleagues and students; an interview with professor Xiao-Li Meng; and research presentations from professor emeritus Joseph (Jay) Kadane of Carnegie Mellon University, professor Tian Zheng of Columbia University, and professor Joseph Gastwirth of The George Washington University.