Values tell you where you want to get to. Without them, we are just spinning the bottle. Objectives turn those values into directions, and this article focuses on them.
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This Month in Statistics History: November
Celebrate November’s statistical birthdays and historical milestones.
Accountability Hour Offers Section Members Support, Time for Work
Throughout the 2024–2025 academic year, a group of statisticians shared how difficult it was to carve out time to finish tasks.
Better Employer Records Could Advance Research, Statistics, Evaluation
Modern technology and data science offer an opportunity to upgrade systems for employer wage records. One effort in this direction is the Jobs and Employment Data Exchange initiative, led by the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The public-private initiative aims to enhance the content and systems for these records for the mutual benefit of businesses and government.
Quality and Productivity Section News
The Quality and Productivity (Q&P) Section executive committee met October 29 to discuss areas of focus for 2022. The committee discussed areas of strength, areas of weakness, and areas needing special attention.
Q&P Section Announces JSM Topic-Contributed, Contributed Sessions
The latest news from the ASA’s Quality and Productivity (Q&P) Section, including its topic-contributed and contributed sessions at this year’s JSM.
Applications for Natrella Scholarship Being Accepted
The Quality and Productivity Section of the American Statistical Association announces the 2014 Mary G. and Joseph Natrella Scholarship, which supports student participation in the Quality and Productivity Research Conference.