Two veteran leaders in federal statistics, Nancy Potok and Connie Citro, discuss with the “Practical Significance” hosts the urgent challenges facing US statistical agencies and their work with the ASA on assessing agency health and advancing modernization of the federal statistical system.
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Practical Significance | Episode 59: The Data We Need: The State of Federal Statistics
Two distinguished leaders in federal statistics—Nancy Potok, former chief statistician of the United States and CEO of NAPx Consulting, and Connie Citro, senior scholar at the National Academies’ Committee on National Statistics, join hosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein this month. Together, they discuss how the ASA is working collaboratively with other organizations to identify ongoing […]
Celebrating Women in Statistics and Data Science 2023
In honor of Women’s History Month, we are once again celebrating ASA women who work in statistics and data science. These accomplished women were chosen because they inspired other women in their field. Read their biographies and find out why they chose statistics, who influenced them, and what they have accomplished.
Infrastructure Series: Challenges Loom for Chief Statistician of the US
For this installment of the Count on Stats State of the Data Infrastructure Series, we hear from former Chief Statisticians of the United States Hermann Habermann, Katherine Wallman, and Nancy Potok.
State of the Data Infrastructure Series: Census Bureau
For the latest State of the Data Infrastructure feature, Count on Stats spoke with three experts about the US Census Bureau: Margo Anderson of the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, an expert on the history of the bureau and federal statistical system; Allison Plyer, chief demographer of The Data Center and recent chair of the bureau’s Scientific Advisory Committee; and Nancy Potok, most recently chief statistician of the US who, most notably, has also been deputy director and chief operating officer of the bureau and deputy undersecretary for economic affairs at the US Department of Commerce.
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.
Beyond Big Data: Shaping the Future—SDSS 2021
Colleagues, thought-provoking talks, and Star Trek trivia all contributed to the success of the Symposium on Data Science and Statistics 2021, which took place virtually June 2–4.
#Success! WSDS a Celebration of Knowledge Once Again
Approximately 400 WSDS participants had the opportunity to engage with colleagues during concurrent sessions, panel discussions, and speed sessions. Once again, the scope and quality of the presentations were incredible.
People News for February 2018
Awards, honors, and other news about ASA members for February 2018.