Mu Sigma Rho invites academic institutions to nominate outstanding teaching faculty for the 2020 Mu Sigma Rho William D. Warde Statistics Education Award.
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2019 FTC Focus: Setting the Standard for Success in Quality
The Fall Technical Conference brings together researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and government to discuss ways to more effectively use statistical methods for research, innovation, and quality improvement.
The Evolution of Variables and the Existence of Trans People
Jo Hardin and Jack Miller ask that academics and practitioners be aware and think about gender issues when defining and/or categorizing variables.
Nominations Sought for Zelen Leadership Award
Nominations for the Marvin Zelen Leadership Award in Statistical Science are being accepted until November 30, 2018. The award honors Marvin Zelen’s career as a statistician and his role in the field of biostatistics.
Academic Twitter – Statistics Education
Twitter can be a great professional resource and tool for academics in the fields of statistics and data science. Steve Foti has compiled a useful guide for finding and sharing quality content on the platform.
Deans Offer Advice to Statistics Departments
Increasingly in academia, statisticians have been appointed to university administrative positions. Rebecca Doerge, Montserrat Fuentes, Sally Morton, H. Joseph Newton, and Sastry Pantula spoke on a panel of statisticians-turned-deans at JSM 2017.
My Life as a Statistical Consultant: JSM 2016 Invited Panel Discussion
At the 2016 Joint Statistical Meetings, Mary Batcher, Nathaniel Schenker, and Jim Rosenberger presented the panel discussion “My Life as a Statistical Consultant.” They shared stories and wisdom from their careers and responded to questions about being a statistical consultant in different environments. Read the highlights here.
A Recipe for Successful Collaborations
During JSM 2015, the ASA’s SPAIG committee highlighted cutting-edge collaborative projects through successful partnerships between academia, industry, and/or government organizations. In the statistical field and related professions, sharing of ideas from different organizations frequently leads to exchange visits, support for graduate students, consulting jobs, grant award for faculty, and continuing education opportunities for statisticians outside of academe.
Listing of Awards and Deadlines for January 2016
A list of awards and upcoming deadlines for January 2016
Data Science: The Evolution or the Extinction of Statistics?
Data science is the full-length mirror statisticians need to hold up in front of their discipline for a long time so they can examine how the field looks from multiple angles.