We caught up with Michael Sarkis, a data science manager at 2nd Order Solutions and returning DataFest judge, to hear what keeps him coming back year after year.
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Aligning Goals for Success
Warmest wishes to everyone in our ASA community and hopes for a peaceful, healthy, and productive 2024! I am both honored and humbled to be your ASA president in 2024. One of my first tasks—and a great pleasure—was to select a theme for the 2024 Joint Statistical Meetings, known to many as simply JSM. The […]
Better Employer Records Could Advance Research, Statistics, Evaluation
Modern technology and data science offer an opportunity to upgrade systems for employer wage records. One effort in this direction is the Jobs and Employment Data Exchange initiative, led by the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The public-private initiative aims to enhance the content and systems for these records for the mutual benefit of businesses and government.
Papers Wanted for Supplemental Issue of Prevention Science
The issue will bring together current thinking and new ideas about design and analytic methods for studies aimed at reducing health disparities from structural racism and other structural determinants of health.
CSP 2022 to Take Place in New Orleans, Focus on Solving Real-World Problems
The Conference on Statistical Practice (CSP) will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 1–3 and provide opportunities for attendees to further their career development and strengthen relationships in the statistical community.
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.
Kansas Western-Missouri Chapter Hosts 14th Annual Symposium
This free meeting was conducted virtually and welcomed more than 140 researchers and trainees for a two-day event that addressed a variety of biostatistics and data science topics.
JSDSE Calls for Papers About Teaching Reproducibility and Responsible Workflow
Submissions at all levels of education (primary through graduate programs and continuing education) are welcome.
The Steven Miller Controversy: A Personal Perspective
Richard De Veaux discusses a colleague’s involvement in allegations of fraud in the 2020 election.
ASA DataFest 2020: A Virtual Experience
The 2020 DataFest was held as a virtual data challenge in which students worked in teams to explore an impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic.