David Corliss says that, by awarding the Peace Award to Kutner, the ASA has honored a person dedicated to strengthening the statistical profession and statisticians for generations to come.
Education
Education Advocacy: Bending the ‘Moral Arc of the Universe’ with Data for Good
Education advocacy has a special place in Data for Good, partly for addressing such an important issue and also for how it builds the future.
Student Projects for the Greater Good—COVID-19 Edition
Columnist David Corliss shares his thoughts about Data for Good student projects in the year of COVID-19, including term papers, science fair entries, conference presentations and posters, and volunteer work for community organizations.
Global Project Readies to Tackle Data Science Gap
The International Data Science in Schools Project had released the details of a global project to beef up the teaching of data studies in high schools throughout the world and train teachers in data science.
Stats4Good: STATtr@k and Data for Good: A Perfect Combo
One of the most important resources for students and people just getting started in a career in statistics is STATtr@k: a website produced by the American Statistical Association for individuals who are in a statistics program, recently graduated from a statistics program, or who recently entered the job world. Visit STATtr@k to find your place in moving statistical science forward as a powerful means for doing good in our society, communities, and world.
Interview with Dennis Pearl
Dennis Pearl is professor of statistics at The Pennsylvania State University and director of the Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (CAUSE).
Nick Horton, An Advocate for Modernizing the Undergraduate Statistics Curriculum
Nick Horton is a professor of statistics at Amherst College and a recipient of numerous awards, among them the Robert V. Hogg Award for Excellence in Teaching Introductory Statistics.
Joint Program in Survey Methodology: Launching in Fall: New Opportunities for Contemporary Survey Methodologist
The Joint Program in Survey Methodology—with faculty from the University of Maryland, University of Michigan, and Westat—is introducing new programs to respond to the ever-increasing use of Big Data and the corresponding need for methods of analysis and inference.
Conference on Repeated Measures Data Draws Crowd
Approximately 150 participants from various countries attended the International Conference on Analysis of Repeated Measures Data at Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of the University of Dhaka.
Biostatistics Competencies Maintained in Public Health Accreditation Criteria
The biostatistics community rallied to make the case for the importance of biostatistics to public health research and practice when the 2016 draft CEPH Masters of Public Health Accreditation Criteria no longer included specific mention of biostatistical skills among the required competencies.