Read about major landmarks in the history of statistics education in America and the contributions of notable statistics educators in This Month in Statistics History, celebrating World Teachers Day and World Statistics Day.
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Communicate Statistics, Engage Students with Personal Experiences
Jaya Satagopan uses agriculture data on corn yield, the motor trend car road tests data set, and the New York transportation fuels data from Kaggle to motivate students to learn about types of variables, statistical summaries, data visualization, and hypothesis testing.
Jeff Wu Receives 2017 Box Medal from ENBIS
Jeff Wu has received the 2017 Box Medal Award from the European Network for Business and Industrial Statistics.
Stu Hunter
Stu Hunter, who has influenced many statisticians, was also 1993 president of the ASA, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and a Princeton University professor for nearly a half century.
In Response to ‘Statistics as a Science, Not an Art: The Way to Survive in Data Science’ by Mark van der Laan
Michael Lavine and Christopher Tong offer their opinions about Mark van der Laan’s article, “Statistics as a Science, Not an Art: The Way to Survive in Data Science,” and van der Laan responds.
A Collection of Articles by George Box
Technometrics announces a special virtual issue commemorating the scientific career of George E. P. Box, who died in March 2013.