The American Statistical Association is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 ASA Data Visualization Poster and Statistics Project competitions. The poster and project competitions are directed by the ASA/National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Joint Committee on Curriculum in Statistics and Probability.
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Data Visualization, Project Competitions to Take Place in Spring
The competitions offer opportunities for students to formulate questions and collect, analyze, and draw conclusions from data.
Data Art: Where Statistics Meet Creativity
Over the last 15 years, statistics professor Gregory Matthews’ path has led him to the intersection of mathematical precision and artistic expression, where he is thriving. Here, he discusses the difference between data art and data visualization.
MSAM 2024: Looking to the Past to Predict the Future
To celebrate MSAM 2024’s theme of Looking to the Past to Predict the Future, the American Statistical Association created a poster and related infographic for teachers to use in their classrooms, hosted a Predict 5 contest, and will host its virtual K-12 science fair.
JEDI Corner: From Visualization to ‘Sensification’
Data visualization and exploratory data analysis have been recognized in recent decades as important parts of statistics, but visualization excludes people with visual impairments, an increasingly important issue as the population gets older. How can statisticians and analysts provide some of the benefits of the dataviz revolution?
August Issue Features Data from Middle Ages, Data Viz Heroes
Digging for data from the medieval ages occupies James Walker, John Lee, and Stephen Broadberry in the August issue of Significance. They use ancient statistical documents, including arguably the most famous of them all—Domesday Book, published in 1086—to painstakingly reconstruct the medieval economy.
What’s Going On in This Graph? Begins Sixth Year
Led by Sharon Hessney and designed for students in grades 7 and above, the program helps teachers lead class discussions about graphs appearing in The New York Times.
Significance Highlights: David Cox Passing, COVID-19 Data Lead April Issue
In a special 12-page collection of articles in this issue, friends and colleagues remember Sir David in their own way, while also reflecting on his immense contributions to statistics. Additionally, a selection of pieces is devoted to COVID data, lockdowns, modeling, and student learning.
ASA 2021 Data Visualization Poster and Statistics Project Competitions Winners Announced
First-place winners receive $300, a certificate, and grade-appropriate graphing calculators for themselves and their advisers provided by Texas Instruments. Second-place winners receive $200 and a certificate; third-place winners receive $100 and a certificate; and honorable mentions receive certificates.
Proposals Wanted for REU Sites
The ASA has received NSF funding to support Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) sites during the summer of 2017. Proposals from interested faculty are due August 15.