The Statistics Division of the American Society for Quality has $7,500 scholarships available to support students enrolled in, or accepted into, a master’s degree or higher program with a concentration in applied statistics, statistical engineering, and/or quality management.
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Significance Highlights: June Issue Looks at Using Social Media to Measure Subjective Well-Being
The issue also looks at Wordle, the gender breakdown of most Significance writers, college admissions during COVID-19, women and astronomers, and data-driven advertising.
Riffenburgh Award Honors Cross-Disciplinary Work
The award will recognize the transfer or extension of statistical methods developed for or used in one field of application into another where it has never or seldom been used.
Peter A. Parker Receives Gerald Hahn Award
Parker is a renowned NASA expert and recognized leader in the statistics field.
ASA Announces David R. Cox Foundations of Statistics Award
Endowed by a gift from Deborah G. Mayo, professor emerita of philosophy at Virginia Tech, the award honors the contributions of Cox to the foundations of statistical inference, experimental design, and data analysis.
CSP 2022: The Art and Science of Statistical Practice
The 11th CSP, held February 1–3, continued its tradition of presenting the state of the art in statistical practices and in-depth discussions about many of the challenges faced by practitioners today.
Ellis R. Ott Scholarship Provides $7,500 to ‘Quality’ Students
The Statistics Division of the American Society for Quality has $7,500 scholarships available to support students who are enrolled in, or are accepted into, a master’s degree or higher program with a concentration in applied statistics, statistical engineering, and/or quality management.
My ASA Story: Allison Grove, Research Consultant
Allison Grove is a statistician and scientific writer at AG Research LLC, Freelance. She is also a fiber artist and enjoys weaving.
My ASA Story: Leslie McClure, Professor
Leslie McClure says she found involvement in the ASA has allowed her to pursue her passion for increasing diversity and representation among folks traditionally underrepresented in statistics, including BIPOC statisticians, statisticians who identify as women, and LBGTQ+ statisticians.
Quality and Productivity News for May 2021
The 37th annual Quality and Productivity Research Conference will be hosted by Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, July 26–29, and focus on the latest ideas and cutting-edge modern methodologies in all aspects of big data analysis and their applications.