The National Science Foundation’s BIGDATA program invites proposals in two categories: foundations and innovative applications.
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Survey Research Methods News and Announcements
The section looks back on a busy year and forward to upcoming events in 2015.
Statistics as a Science, Not an Art: The Way to Survive in Data Science
Mark van der Laan looks at how statisticians can contribute to the world of Big Data and data science.
Meet Brian Moyer, Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis
Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis Brian C. Moyer answers questions about himself and the agency he leads. Look for other statistical agency head interviews in past and forthcoming issues.
An Update to the American Community Survey Program
What is the status of the American Community Survey (ACS), and what are the significant developments, challenges, and achievements that have marked the ACS in the last decade? Read on to find out.
Training Students to Extract Value from Big Data
Recently, the Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics held a workshop on how to teach students to draw reliable inferences from large and complex data sets.
Using the Classroom to Bring Big Data to Statistical Agencies
Big Data has the potential to fundamentally change the way federal statistics are produced and disseminated. If statistical agencies are to retain their unique role as the trusted source of statistics, they must reconsider the way data are being generated and used. Fortunately, statisticians are responding to this call to action.
A Festival of Data: Student Perspectives
For the September President’s Corner, Nathaniel Schenker invited Andrew Bray, postdoctoral research associate at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, to write about student perspectives on DataFest.
Analytics Evolution
Analytics is the process of generating data-driven knowledge, insights, and improved decisions by the integrated application of technologies such as computers, operational research, and statistics.
Statistical Scientists Advance Federal Research Initiatives
Responding to calls from the National Science Foundation and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, three ASA groups wrote whitepapers detailing how statisticians can contribute to administration research initiatives and priorities. The whitepapers, profiled here, cover the BRAIN Initiative, the Big Data Research and Development Initiative, and climate change.