The ASA DataFest—held every spring at more than 40 colleges and universities around the world—brings together a community of undergraduate students, faculty, graduate students, and data professionals. But without the data, there is no DataFest, which is why Rob Gould is asking for help in finding data for future DataFests.
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Statistical Excellence Award for Early-Career Writing Open for Entries
Are you an early-career statistician with a statistical story to tell? Consider entering this writing contest.
2019 Data Visualization Poster Competition and Project Competition
Introduce your K–12 students to statistics through the annual poster and project competitions.
Ann Arbor, Detroit Chapters Judge 2018 Michigan Science and Engineering Fair
Seven members of the Detroit and Ann Arbor chapters recently judged a poster competition at the Michigan Science and Engineering Fair (MSEF). The MSEF showcases the 50 best posters from high-school-level regional science fairs in Michigan. Mallory Snyder from Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy took home the top prize.
DataFest Shows Spike in Growth, Provides Immersive Experience
DataFest is an annual 48-hour competition in which teams of undergraduate students work to reveal insights into a rich and complex data set.
2017 Poster and Project Competition Winners
The American Statistical Association announces the winners of the 2017 Poster Competition and Project Competition, which featured creative studies from K-12 students across the country.
High-School, College Sophomores Provide the Most Accurate Predictions of U.S. Presidential Election Results
Winners of Prediction 2016 used sophisticated statistical methods to predict state-by-state and overall percentage outcomes with greater accuracy than more than 450 students across the United States.
2016 Poster and Project Competition Winners
The American Statistical Association is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Poster Competition and Project Competition, which featured creative studies from high-school students across the country.
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.
Undergraduates: Applications Wanted for Project Competition
The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (CAUSE) in conjunction with the American Statistical Association is accepting applications for its seventh annual undergraduate statistics project competition (USPROC).