David Corliss details how the American Statistical Association will continue its work to shape the future of the statistical profession and its members, guided by its mission to “promote the practice and profession of statistics” and vision of “a world that relies on data and statistical thinking to drive discovery and inform decisions.”
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Giving Day Raises $80k; GivesBack Leadership Team Makes Plans
In 2019, we raised more than $233,000 for ASA programs and initiatives from more than 991 donors. Thank you for your support!
Diverse Voices Heard at SDSS 2019
Kelly McConville reflects on how excited and engaged participants were during this year’s Symposium on Data Science and Statistics.
Late-Breaking Session Focuses on Future of Statistics
For this year’s JSM late-breaking session, members of the Committee on Meetings chose a panel session reporting on the NSF workshop, “Statistics at a Crossroads: Challenges and Opportunities in the Data Science Era.”
Plan Now to Take Part in Data Challenge Expo 2019
The ASA Computing, Government, and Graphics sections will sponsor the Data Challenge Expo 2019 at JSM 2019 in Denver, Colorado.
NIST Sponsors Data Science Competition
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is sponsoring a data science competition with a prize purse of $190,000.
10 Win Statsketball Challenge, Prove Statistics Is Fun
The 2018 Statsketball winners have been announced. Statsketball 2018, an ASA contest in which students try to predict the outcomes of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament using statistics, saw 189 teams.
Trivia Challenge (3rd Quarter)
The ASA’s Trivia Challenge is a fun way to read Amstat News and learn about the ASA. Every month, there will be three questions asked here, with the answers scattered throughout the magazine. Whoever has the most correct answers at the end of each quarter will be entered into a drawing to win a 175th anniversary T-shirt!
Trivia Challenge (2nd Quarter)
The ASA’s Trivia Challenge is a fun way to read Amstat News and learn about the ASA. Every month, there will be three questions asked here, with the answers scattered throughout the magazine. Whoever has the most correct answers at the end of each quarter will be entered into a drawing to win a 175th anniversary T-shirt!
175 Trivia Challenge
The ASA’s Trivia Challenge is a fun way to read Amstat News and learn about the ASA. Every month, there will be three questions asked here, with the answers scattered throughout the magazine. Whoever has the most correct answers at the end of each quarter will be entered into a drawing to win a 175th anniversary T-shirt!