What does it take to prepare statisticians for the realities of modern clinical trials? This month, “Practical Significance” cohosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein are joined by Ji-Hyun Lee (University of Florida) and Nolan Wages (Virginia Commonwealth University) to discuss the new ASA Clinical Trials Certificate Program. Lee and Wages explore the gap between traditional […]
Amarjot Kaur
My ASA Story: Amarjot Kaur, Statistician
Kaur says serendipitous chance encounters and active involvement in the ASA shaped her career.
ASA Honors Founders, Inducts 47 Fellows
A special feature of the Joint Statistical Meetings is the ASA President’s Address and Awards, during which the Founders Award winners are announced and the new ASA Fellows are inducted.
Practical Significance Take Two—Talking Shop: Introducing the ASA Caucus of Industry Representatives
This interview with Ginger Holt, senior staff data scientist at DataBricks, and Amarjot Kaur, executive director at Merck, was conducted by Practical Significance co-hosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein during a recent podcast. If you missed the show, this is your opportunity to learn about the recently formed ASA Caucus of Industry Representatives, which will help promote statistics and data science in the private and public sectors and provide resources to successfully advocate for the discipline.
Asian Initiative Workshop Concludes with Sage Advice
During the 2017 Joint Statistical Meetings in Baltimore, several sister associations organized a workshop to identify and address distinctive needs and concerns of Asian statisticians and to help enhance their professional growth.