The editor of the ASA’s journal Statistics and Data Science in Imaging invites submissions for a special issue on spatial statistics in imaging with the support of the ASA Statistics and the Environment and Statistics in Epidemiology sections.
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Welcome New Members: Spotlight on Andrew Triska
New ASA member Andrew Triska dreams of using his statistical skills to develop tools to answer questions about contamination and adulteration in the food system. Plus, see the list of all the new ASA members who have joined recently!
Practical Significance Take Two—Talking Data Science in Science with Founding Editor-in-Chief
The ASA recently added the open-access journal Data Science in Science to its portfolio of publications and Practical Significance co-hosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein interviewed the journal’s founding editor, David Matteson, during a recent podcast episode. If you missed it, you can tune in here.
Practical Significance| Episode 29—A 360° View of ASA Journals and Publications with Eric Sampson
Did you know the ASA publishes or co-publishes 16 journals focusing on statistics in business and economics, biopharmaceutical research, agriculture, biology, the environment, sports, surveys, and so much more? Eric Sampson oversees production (a Herculean effort) and has served as the ASA journals manager since 2008. Practical Significance co-hosts Donna and Ron talk with Eric […]
Win $300 in Statistical Significance Competition
Statistical Significance is a one-page illustration of the value of statistics to society. The objective is to illustrate to a lay person how the statistical solution to the problem presented would help form decisions that improve society.
Communicate Statistics, Engage Students with Personal Experiences
Jaya Satagopan uses agriculture data on corn yield, the motor trend car road tests data set, and the New York transportation fuels data from Kaggle to motivate students to learn about types of variables, statistical summaries, data visualization, and hypothesis testing.
Meet Spiro Stefanou, Head of the Economic Research Service
Spiro Stefanou has been the administrator of the Economic Research Service at the US Department of Agriculture since August 2020. He provides leadership and guidance for the agency research, analytical, and technical operations.
Why Would USDA Shoot Itself in the Foot?
Katherine Smith Evans wonders why the USDA wouldn’t want to be able to evaluate its own nutrition assistance, trade, rural development, and other critical programs.
Meet Hubert Hamer: NASS Administrator
We invited Hubert Hamer—administrator of the National Agricultural Statistics Service—to respond to a few questions so readers could learn more about him and the agency he leads.
People News for February
News and information about members of the ASA highlighted in the February issue. For a complete listing of news and information about the members of the ASA, click here.