Universities have begun to develop degrees and certificate programs geared toward analytics.These unique programs offer students hands-on experience so they are ready to enter the work force with the skills needed to succeed. A few such programs and their unique aspects are highlighted here.
North Carolina State University
Graduation Time: Is Your Commencement Speech Ready?
ASA President Bob Rodriguez asks, “What would your commencement speech sound like?”
2011 IISA Conference a Success
The International Indian Statistical Association Conference, titled “Probability, Statistics, and Data Analysis,” attracted close to 300 participants that included both well-established and emerging young statisticians from Germany, France, South Africa, Canada, Thailand, Singapore, and India.
Testing for Unit Roots Topic of Mid-Michigan Presentation
ASA President-elect Sastry Pantula was the guest speaker at the mid-Michigan Chapter’s semiannual presentation on October 7, 2009. The presentation included a talk on the seminal work of D. A. Dickey and Wayne Arthur Fuller on testing for unit roots in time series data.