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Practical Significance: Episode 47 | Inquiring Minds: ASA Questions and Answers from Donna & Ron

October 31, 2024 Leave a Comment

The November episode of Practical Significance features a fun twist as podcast producer Kim Gilliam takes her turn at the mic to interview her colleagues and Practical Significance co-hosts, Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein. Armed with insider knowledge and your burning questions about the ASA, Kim leads a lively conversation that’s equal parts informative and […]

Amy Herring

March 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

Amy Herring always asked questions and never said no to an opportunity, even when it involved being a team statistician for her high-school basketball team. Now, she loves to bring research topics into the classroom and is consistently on the lookout for potential statistics scholars to recruit.

To Ask or Not to Ask? It Depends on the Question

July 1, 2017 Leave a Comment

ASA President Barry Nussbaum thinks more emphasis should be placed on basic survey questions to improve survey response rates.

Ask Me Anything: Subject-Matter Experts Answer Your Questions

January 1, 2017 Leave a Comment

Learn about Ask Me Anything, where ASA student and early-career members have the chance to ask professionals vital questions about transitioning from student to working life, building experience, assuming leadership, and more.

Trivia Challenge (3rd Quarter)

August 1, 2014 Leave a Comment

The ASA’s Trivia Challenge is a fun way to read Amstat News and learn about the ASA. Every month, there will be three questions asked here, with the answers scattered throughout the magazine. Whoever has the most correct answers at the end of each quarter will be entered into a drawing to win a 175th anniversary T-shirt!

Trivia Challenge (2nd Quarter)

May 1, 2014 Leave a Comment

The ASA’s Trivia Challenge is a fun way to read Amstat News and learn about the ASA. Every month, there will be three questions asked here, with the answers scattered throughout the magazine. Whoever has the most correct answers at the end of each quarter will be entered into a drawing to win a 175th anniversary T-shirt!

Open Data: More Questions Than Answers

January 1, 2014 1 Comment

Jonathan Auerbach discusses the challenges related to the open data movement.

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