This month’s President’s Invited Column provides an update on the two media initiatives, the Statistical Media Ambassadors program and the Media Training Workshop.
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Twice as Nice: Conference on Statistical Practice Has Another Successful Year
The 2015 Conference on Statistical Practice in New Orleans, Louisiana, was a big success, with more than 400 attendees and participants enjoying short courses, poster sessions, tutorials, and more.
ASA Launches Personal Skills Development Program
The ASA will introduce a new program called Personal Skills Development (PSD) this year during the Joint Statistical Meetings.
Communication Across Three Centuries—with a Peek Ahead
The ASA, celebrating its terquasquicentennial, has been in existence for at least parts of three centuries. Not surprisingly, its communication methods today are markedly different and infinitely timelier than those employed by the organization’s founders in 1839.
Communication, Influence Keys to Success in Statistics
Robert Starbuck discusses what it takes to be a successful statistician.
Advice, Professional Development Tips for Graduate Students
This column has focused on tips for beginning graduate students over the past two months and highlighted suggestions for advanced students transitioning from working predominantly on coursework to concentrating on research. In this column, David Vock and Haley Hedlin give advice about expanding beyond statistics courses and dissertation work that is applicable to the entire graduate school experience.
Statistical Communicators Anonymous
Erin Tanenbaum, director of statistical resources at the Nielsen Co. looks at how statisticians communicate ideas as well as react to one another.