The ASA’s “Count on Stats” outreach initiative aims to enhance awareness of the importance, reliability, and trustworthiness of government statistics. President Lisa LaVange interviewed Megan Berry from Stanton Communications about the initiative.
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Washington Statistical Society Builds Community Through Mentoring
The Washington Statistical Society started a mentoring program in January 2015. Mark Otto talks about how it grew and what the society learned.
ASA PR Campaign Launches to Great Interest
A three-stage rollout of the ASA’s new public awareness campaign—This Is Statistics—has generated a buzz that is spreading word about the initiative within the statistics community and, more importantly, to the campaign’s audiences and the media.
Influencing Federal Research Funding Policy—White Papers?
Few high-profile science-related initiatives focus on statistical science. ASA Science Policy Director, Steve Pierson asks: What does the statistical science community need to do to see statistic science initiatives in the future?