The survival of statistics as a profession—not just a scientific discipline—depends on embracing its many styles, from modeling to decision-making and consensus-building, especially as data science and AI reshape the landscape.
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Statisticians and Wildfires at the Wildland/Urban Interface
Although statisticians have been involved in various aspects of wildfire modeling for years, greater numbers of megafires, new data sources, and methodological advancements in statistics and data science are leading to increasing involvement.
TAIG Competition Winners Describe Research
Tommy Jones and Yeseul Jeon were recently named winners of the 2021 Text Analysis Interest Group presentation competition for talks they gave at the 2021 Joint Statistical Meetings.
Teams Sought for Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling
COMAP’S Mathematical Contest in Modeling / Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling is an international contest designed to provide undergraduate students the opportunity to work as team members and engage in and improve their modeling, problemsolving, and writing skills. Teams apply mathematics to model, develop, and communicate a solution to a real-world problem.
Significance Allows Statistics to Tell COVID-19 Story
Significance issued an open call for contributions, asking statisticians and data scientists “to help us explain the statistics of COVID-19.”
Data for Good Tech: Cool Science for Hot Projects
One of the great aspects of data for good is that the technology never stands still. For some ideas and inspiration, David Corliss outlines a few examples of where Data for Good tech is leading the way.
Government Statistics Section–Sponsored Workshop Attracts International Audience
From around the world came 150 people to participate in the Seasonal Adjustment Practitioners Workshop at the Bureau of Labor Statistics in November of 2019.
Ulf Grenander Prize Announced
The Ulf Grenander Prize in Stochastic Theory and Modeling is a new prize that recognizes exceptional theoretical and applied contributions in stochastic theory and modeling.
Crooked Roads: IRS Statistics of Income at 100
This month’s guest science policy columnist is Arthur Kennickell. He makes suggestions for SOI to continue its success over the next century as it faces new challenges, demands, and opportunities. Kennickell’s suggestions also may help other federal statistical agencies.
Proposals Wanted for REU Sites
The ASA has received NSF funding to support Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) sites during the summer of 2017. Proposals from interested faculty are due August 15.