Highlights from the August 2016 issue of Technometrics—a special issue on Big Data analysis featuring 11 papers on a wide range of topics.
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Women in Statistics and Data Science: A Conference to Empower
This year’s WSDS featured speakers are Cynthia Clark, Stacy Lindborg, Wendy Martinez, and Bin Yu. Here, they reflect on their long careers, share advice for the future, and discuss the topic they plan to talk about at WSDS.
DC DataFest: George Mason’s ASA Chapter Wins ‘Best Visualization’ Award
The multidisciplinary team of five students from the ASA’s George Mason University Student Chapter participated in the weekend-long Big Data analysis competition April 8–10.
ASA Joins IEEE, ACM for Data Science, Advanced Analytics Conference
In recognition of statistics being one of three foundational areas of data science, the ASA is cosponsoring the 2016 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Data Science and Advanced Analytics (DSAA’2016) October 17–19, 2016, in Montréal.
Data Science: The Evolution or the Extinction of Statistics?
Data science is the full-length mirror statisticians need to hold up in front of their discipline for a long time so they can examine how the field looks from multiple angles.
Looking Back on 2015
2015 ASA President David Morganstein looks back on his year as president, and forward to several programs, initiatives, and other great opportunities coming up for members.
The Identity of Statistics in Data Science
Within the statistics community, there is a debate about whether data science and statistics are distinct disciplines. This conversation about data science betrays an anxiety about our (statisticians’) identity.
People News for October
News and information about members of the ASA highlighted in the October issue. For a complete listing of news and information about the members of the ASA, click here.
Undergraduate Summer Program Held at University of Michigan
The department of biostatistics at the University of Michigan held its first undergraduate summer program, “Transforming Analytical Learning in the Era of Big Data.” The program was attended by 29 undergraduate students.
ASA Leaders Reminisce: William B. Smith
Past ASA Executive Director William B. (Bill) Smith discusses his career and his thoughts about the future of the ASA with James Cochran.