Michael Latta discusses how data scientists and statisticians can coexist, work to advance methods of understanding data, and perhaps practice science together.
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Become a Better Statistician by Actively Collaborating
The ASA Committee on Applied Statisticians is developing a collaboration training program to help ASA members recognize and acquire the skills needed to actively collaborate and become a successful partner on any multi-disciplinary team.
Effective Collaboration Between Statisticians and Principal Investigators
Rachel Rogers defines collaboration and lays out what effective collaboration is for a master’s-level biostatistician.
Call for SPAIG Award Nominations to Recognize Successful Collaborations
The Statistics Partnership of Academic, Industry, and Government (SPAIG) Committee seeks nominations that recognize excellence among collaborating organizations for the ASA SPAIG award.
New Year, New President, New Opportunities
This month, incoming ASA President Barry Nussbaum writes about his background, his experience at the EPA, and some of his goals for the coming year.
A Recipe for Successful Collaborations
During JSM 2015, the ASA’s SPAIG committee highlighted cutting-edge collaborative projects through successful partnerships between academia, industry, and/or government organizations. In the statistical field and related professions, sharing of ideas from different organizations frequently leads to exchange visits, support for graduate students, consulting jobs, grant award for faculty, and continuing education opportunities for statisticians outside of academe.
SPAIG Committee Seeks Collaboration
The SPAIG committee is seeking collaboration on two pervasive concerns: Big Data and declining response.
Type IV Errors: How Collaboration Can Lead to Simpler Analyses
Jonathan Stallings talks about the lessons he learned while being a lead statistical collaborator at Virginia Tech’s Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis.
A True Revolution in Statistics
Hunter Glanz believes data will always exist and traditional statistical tools will always be useful, but the atmosphere of collaboration and perception of statistics are undergoing noticeable changes. Read on to find out why.
ASA Delegation to Cuba
ASA President Marie Davidian led a delegation of ASA members to Cuba to help promote the interaction of statistician’s abroad.