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Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics Honors False Discovery Rate Pioneers
This year’s prize honored Yoav Benjamini, Daniel Yekutieli, and Ruth Heller of Tel Aviv University for their pioneering work on the false discovery rate—a concept that has transformed how scientists handle multiple hypothesis testing.
ASA Founder and Fellow Contributes to Reuters Series
James J. Cochran, founder and fellow of the American Statistical Association, contributed his expertise in statistical methodologies to The Bat Lands, the award-winning Reuters online series that explores the connection between environmental destruction and human health.
Statistician’s View: A Follow-Up to Gang Xie’s Practicing Statistician’s Plea
Jonathan Shuster offers a commendation and response to Professor Gang Xie for his editorial, “A Practicing Statistician’s Plea.”
JSM 2016 Program Committee Roster
Statistics in Epidemiology News
The Statistics in Epidemiology Section will sponsor a JSM short course on the joint modeling of longitudinal and survival data, taught by Joseph G. Ibrahim.
Government Statistics Section Sponsors Data Challenge at JSM
As part of the Government Statistics Section data challenge, eight contestants will present their work in two sessions during the Joint Statistical Meetings in Seattle, Washington.
Biometrics Section News
This is the Biometrics Section News for May.
Obituaries for April 2015
This is a listing of ASA members who have recently passed away.
ASA Members Break Record in Annual Fund Drive Contributions
For the sixth year in a row, ASA members have broken the annual fund record. In 2014, more than 800 members contributed over $87,000 in support of the ASA’s important programs and initiatives. That is a 29% increase over 2013! Thank you to everyone who made 2014’s annual fund such a success. The ASA is […]