At just 19 years old, Avery Cloutier has become the youngest individual to earn American Statistical Association GStat accreditation, marking a milestone in an already remarkable young career. Now he is preparing for officer candidate school in the US Navy, with a focus on naval intelligence.
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Growing on Purpose
ASA President Jeri Mulrow explores how members can take advantage of opportunities to build skills, expand networks, and grow with purpose.
Biostatistics Competencies Maintained in Public Health Accreditation Criteria
The biostatistics community rallied to make the case for the importance of biostatistics to public health research and practice when the 2016 draft CEPH Masters of Public Health Accreditation Criteria no longer included specific mention of biostatistical skills among the required competencies.
ASA Leaders Reminisce: Jon Kettenring
In the 17th installment of the Amstat News series of interviews with ASA presidents and executive directors, we feature a discussion with 1997 ASA President Jon Kettenring.
ASA Unveils GStat Accreditation
The American Statistical Association has launched a new “preparatory level”—called Graduate Statistician, or GStat—to its voluntary, individual statistician accreditation program.
Accreditation Survey Shines Light on Motives, Benefits
Although accreditation has been positively received by many members who have long argued for such a program, there have not been as many applications for accreditation as expected based on earlier expressions of interest. To learn more about why accredited members applied and why some who initially expressed interest did not apply, the ASA Accreditation Committee conducted a survey of all accredited members and a sample of non-accredited members in 2012. Read on for the results.
PStat and You?
Three longtime members of the ASA share their thoughts about PStat accreditation.
ASA Accreditation: Everything You’ve Wanted to Know
ASA Executive Director Ron Wasserstein answers some common questions about the ASA’s accreditation program.
Benefits and Opportunities Associated with the ASA’s Accredited Professional Statistician Program
The ASA has offered voluntary professional accreditation for a year and a half now and, as the number of Accredited Professional Statisticians has grown, so have the benefits provided by the ASA to accredited members.
ASA Accreditation Program Update
Identifying tangible benefits for accredited members is the primary focus of a new subgroup of the ASA’s Accreditation Committee.