Nominations for the Marvin Zelen Leadership Award in Statistical Science are being accepted until November 30, 2018. The award honors Marvin Zelen’s career as a statistician and his role in the field of biostatistics.
Industry
Universities, Industry Collaborate to Benefit All
Members of the ASA Committee on Funded Research sought to learn about how university departments engage industry in research collaborations. They found some departments willing to share their experiences by answering the questions included here.
Q&A with Industry Leaders
Leaders in industry answer questions to help students and statistics departments better prepare for jobs in the technology sector.
2015 Salary Survey of Business, Industry, and Government Statisticians
The ASA conducted a salary survey of the association’s nonacademic members in the United States employed by business, industry, or government.
Award Deadlines and Information for 2016–2017
Deadlines and contact information for ASA national awards, special lectureships, and COPSS awards
A Recipe for Successful Collaborations
During JSM 2015, the ASA’s SPAIG committee highlighted cutting-edge collaborative projects through successful partnerships between academia, industry, and/or government organizations. In the statistical field and related professions, sharing of ideas from different organizations frequently leads to exchange visits, support for graduate students, consulting jobs, grant award for faculty, and continuing education opportunities for statisticians outside of academe.
Who Inspires You?
Why did you become a statistician? What skills do you need to succeed? We asked some of our members these questions and here is how they responded.
Salary Survey of Business, Industry, and Government Statisticians
Here are the results of the survey of the association’s nonacademic members in the United States who are employed by business, industry, or government.
A Statistician’s Journey
There are many routes a statistician can take to reach an area to study. In an effort to get to know these routes, we asked a few ASA members to answer questions about the paths they took to get where they are today.
Statistics in Business and Industry: The Path Forward
Gerry Hahn and Necip Doganaksoy look back on the role statistics has played in business and industry.