Faculty leaders from 35 statistics and data science programs met March 20 at Washington University in St. Louis for a workshop to identify emerging challenges, share best practices, and formulate action plans for graduate education.
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2024–2025 Degree Data: Awarding of Statistics, Biostatistics Degrees Steady Amid Staggering Growth for Data Science, Analytics Degrees
This summer’s release of the 2025 degree completion data from the National Center for Education Statistics shows the awarding of statistics and biostatistics degrees holding steady and continued strong growth for data science and analytics degrees.
Edward C. Bryant Scholarship Accepting Applications
Applications are being accepted for the Edward C. Bryant Scholarship for an Outstanding Graduate Student in Survey Statistics until March 1.
Diversity in Backgrounds, Careers a Major Theme in Survey of Master’s Graduates
The 2023 statistics and biostatistics master’s graduates who responded to the ASA follow-up survey in spring 2024 came to their graduate program with undergraduate majors in 45 fields and then diverged into careers and studies in a variety of sectors, regions, and fields.
JSDSE Calls for Papers About Teaching Reproducibility and Responsible Workflow
Submissions at all levels of education (primary through graduate programs and continuing education) are welcome.
The Paradox of Choice: Statistical Software Packages
With such a vast array of similar programs available, many students feel uneasy when thinking about which programs they would be asked to use in a professional setting.
More on Graduate Education
Last month, ASA Research and Graduate Education Manager Keith Crank wrote about The Path Forward: The Future of Graduate Education in the United States, a recent report from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) and the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS). He expressed his disappointment with the report, especially with its authors’ failure to use data appropriately. This month, Crank brings up one more issue with the data and relates it to what’s going on in statistics and biostatistics.
NC State Hosts EDGE 2010
The twelfth Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education (EDGE) Program was hosted by North Carolina State University in June. Cofounded by Sylvia Bozeman of Spelman College and Rhonda Hughes of Bryn Mawr College, EDGE is an intensive four-week program designed to equip female college graduates with the tools they need to successfully complete graduate programs in the mathematical and statistical sciences.