The current president of the Washington Statistical Society reflects on its fluctuating membership, evolving role in a digital age, and continued importance.
Jonathan Auerbach
Mason Statistics Welcomes New Faculty
The George Mason University (GMU) department of statistics at the new school of computing welcomed eight new faculty hired during the pandemic. They will work at the new school of computing.
Census Quality Indicators Task Force Wraps Up
The task force produced two reports: 2020 Census Quality Indicators: A Report from the American Statistical Association, released in October 2020, and Final Report: 2020 Census State Population Totals: A Report from the American Statistical Association Task Force on 2020 Census Quality Indicators, released in September 2021.
Applications Sought for ASA Science Policy Fellowship
A one- to two-year position, the fellow will be based at the ASA headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia; however, they will spend much of their time in Washington, DC, advocating for statistics and experiencing first-hand how federal science policy is formed.