Statistics in the Community, or STATCOM, is a student-run community outreach program launched at Purdue University in 2006. It offers students a unique opportunity to apply their statistical expertise by providing pro bono consulting services to community organizations. This month, Annie Cohen and Hanna Venera join Practical Significance co-hosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein […]
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Practical Significance Take Two—Talking Data Science in Science with Founding Editor-in-Chief
The ASA recently added the open-access journal Data Science in Science to its portfolio of publications and Practical Significance co-hosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein interviewed the journal’s founding editor, David Matteson, during a recent podcast episode. If you missed it, you can tune in here.
Practical Significance Take Two—Talking Shop: Introducing the ASA Caucus of Industry Representatives
This interview with Ginger Holt, senior staff data scientist at DataBricks, and Amarjot Kaur, executive director at Merck, was conducted by Practical Significance co-hosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein during a recent podcast. If you missed the show, this is your opportunity to learn about the recently formed ASA Caucus of Industry Representatives, which will help promote statistics and data science in the private and public sectors and provide resources to successfully advocate for the discipline.
IMSI Programs Offer Pro Communication Opportunities
The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation trains researchers to be better communicators through three programs: communication bootcamps, MathStatBites and Carry the Two podcast .
Committee Spotlight: Committee on Career Development
The ASA Committee on Career Development’s mission is to provide support and information about career decisions to statisticians. Here, Elizabeth Mannshardt tells us how the committee works to accomplish that mission.
CHANCE Highlights: April Issue Features Gerrymandering, COVID-19, and the ‘Gambler’s Fallacy’
CHANCE magazine discusses the COVID-19 pandemic, the “gambler’s fallacy,” and fixes for gerrymandering, as well as the death of Alan Paller, the original editor of the Visual Revelations column.
My ASA Story: Richard Zink, Biostatistician and Podcaster
Zink is the co-host of ASA Biopharm’s Podcast and says volunteering has been good for his career and allowed him to help the next generation of statisticians and data scientists.
Communicate Statistics, Engage Students with Personal Experiences
Jaya Satagopan uses agriculture data on corn yield, the motor trend car road tests data set, and the New York transportation fuels data from Kaggle to motivate students to learn about types of variables, statistical summaries, data visualization, and hypothesis testing.
Podcast Series Brings Answers to Data Science Career Questions
The ASA is sponsoring a podcast series about careers in data science with Q&As for students and early-career professionals.
Pastimes of Statisticians: What Does Arshi Arora Like to Do When She Is Not Being a Statistician?
Arshi Arora works as a research biostatistician at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. When she’s not busy being a statistician, she enjoys pottery and podcasting.