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‘Practical Significance’ Take Two: ‘Real World Data Science’—Who’s Writing the Story?

November 2, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Editors of ‘Real World Data Science,’ from the RSS and ASA, discuss on the ‘Practical Significance’ podcast what makes a good submission: practical case studies, honest failures, and measurable real-world impact.

Members Offer Advice for Writing as a Team

August 3, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Authors of a seven-person book-writing team share tips for successful collaboration.

Written by Witten: To Err, and to Edit-Err, Is Human (Part 2 of 2) 

November 3, 2025 Leave a Comment

Daniela Witten shares advice on editing and dealing with rejection when submitting papers to academic journals.

Survey of Publications Generated by ClinicalStudyDataRequest Consortium

September 1, 2019 Leave a Comment

Access to clinical trial data provides opportunities to conduct further research that can help advance medical science or improve patient care.

What Does Maura Stokes Like to Do When She Is Not Being a Statistician?

September 1, 2018 1 Comment

Stokes signs her novel, Fadeaway.

Maura Stokes talks about her hobbies … and the other job she has besides being a statistician.

Nontraditional Collaboration: A Success Story at JSM 2016

August 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

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A group of early-stage statisticians decided to meet up over a cup of coffee and ended up publishing in a top-tier statistical journal without an expert senior author and no major funding support.

Publishing with the ASA-SIAM Series vs. Self-Publishing

October 1, 2012 Leave a Comment

If you’re thinking about writing a book, or have already written one, you may be trying to decide between using an established publisher or self-publishing. Read on to find out what the ASA-SIAM Series can offer you.

Authors Praise Series Publishing Process

December 1, 2011 Leave a Comment

The editors of the ASA-SIAM Series on Statistics and Applied Probability asked some of their established authors their thoughts about having published in the series. Here are their comments.

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