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Application Open for Journal Scholars Exchange Group Volunteers
The ASA and American Association for Public Opinion Research collaborated to create a program that prepares the next generation of researchers for the professional and academic world.
Katherine Thompson Appointed Statistics Editor of Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology
The ASA and AAPOR welcome Katherine Thompson of the US Census Bureau as the next statistics editor for the Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology. Thompson will serve a three-year term.
JSSAM Seeks Survey Methodology Editor Applications
Applications are being accepted for the position of co-editor-in-chief for survey methodology of the Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology.
Obituaries for August 2017
A listing of ASA members who have passed away recently.
Highlights of the April 2016 ASA Board of Directors Meeting
Highlights from the board’s first meeting of the year, including discussion items, action items, and reported items.
AAPOR’s Polling Transparency Initiative Officially Launches
The American Association for Public Opinion Research’s Transparency Initiative formally opened for business October 8, 2014. Since then, more than 40 survey-based organizations have applied and been accepted for membership, and new members continue to be admitted almost weekly.
Survey Research Methods Offers Full Program at JSM
The Survey Research Methods Section will offer a full program at this year’s Joint Statistical Meetings in Boston. Also in the works this year: sponsored webinars and a new research Journal.
Greetings from the Chair
John Czajka outlines the activities the Survey Research Methods Section has lined up for 2012.
AAPOR Objects to Nondisclosure About Published Polls
The American Association for Public Opinion Research Executive Council recently found that the refusal by Atlanta-based Strategic Vision LLC to provide sufficient information about the methodology used in its surveys was “inconsistent with AAPOR’s Code of Professional Ethics and Practices and contrary to basic principles of scientific research.”