With such a vast array of similar programs available, many students feel uneasy when thinking about which programs they would be asked to use in a professional setting.
Resources
Beyond JSM, JASA: Finding Hidden Value in Your ASA Membership
ASA President Jessica Utts presents seven ideas for getting more value from your membership.
Appreciating and Promoting the Importance of Statistics Around the World
2016 ASA President Jessica Utts recounts the lessons she learned from promoting statistics abroad and illustrates the importance of statistics in daily life.
Teaching Intro Stats Students to Think with Data
With a year having passed since the release of the ASA Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Programs in Statistical Science–and data science programs and courses burgeoning across the United States–Amstat News asked several educators about how they were changing their intro stats courses so students have “appropriate capacity to ‘think with data’.”
The State of Web Mapping at the U.S. Energy Information Administration
The U.S. Energy Information Administration is using the geographical attributes of its statistical data sets to create new web products with interactive maps, highlighting the geospatial component of the nation’s energy infrastructure and resources. Here is how they did it.
More Than 1 Million and Counting: The Growth of Advanced Placement Statistics
ASA President Bob Rodriguez describes reading for the AP Statistics exam, introduces you to a few extraordinary educators, and explains how you can contribute in the classroom.