Rob Gould and Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel share their decade-plus journey of sourcing, cleaning, and crafting the real-world data challenges that make DataFest such a unique experience.
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Metrology for AI in Medical Decision-Making
Scientists and statisticians address the reliability of radiology and pathology applications by using AI-based systems, but not without challenges.
NCHS Director Addresses Challenges for Federal Statistical Agencies
Charles Rothwell, director of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), discusses challenges facing the NCHS, which are similar to those faced in other statistical agencies.
Training Students to Extract Value from Big Data
Recently, the Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics held a workshop on how to teach students to draw reliable inferences from large and complex data sets.
The State of Web Mapping at the U.S. Energy Information Administration
The U.S. Energy Information Administration is using the geographical attributes of its statistical data sets to create new web products with interactive maps, highlighting the geospatial component of the nation’s energy infrastructure and resources. Here is how they did it.