Ginger Holt’s journey into the world of statistics and data science began in Fort Worth, Texas, fueled by a family passion for education. She pursued an undergraduate degree in industrial engineering at Texas A&M University and eventually earned a PhD in statistics from Rice University. She loved her first job as assistant professor at the University of Virginia but did not love pursuing research funding, so she transitioned into industry work. Currently at DataBricks, Holt plays a pivotal role in unifying forecasting processes across different domains. Leading her team, she focuses on building tooling in data engineering and data science, aiming to make these processes scalable not only for DataBricks but also for its customers. Her favorite aspect of a career in data science is its ability to foster new learning opportunities.
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Spotlight Denver
Check out what is happening at Spotlight Denver during JSM 2019.
Editors of Online Journal Statistics and Public Policy Seek Papers
The ASA journal Statistics and Public Policy publishes peer-reviewed articles describing research on outstanding, complex public policy issues.
Pittsburgh Chapter Judges 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
Statisticians from the Pittsburgh Chapter participated as judges in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair this past May and were impressed by the depth of research methods and approaches the students applied to problems across specialties like medicine, energy, materials sciences, plant sciences, molecular biology, and computational biology.
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.