Five members of the R Core Team have been awarded the 2026 Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics for decades of work building and maintaining R as free, open-source software.
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Practical Significance Take II: Lifelong Learning—New Opportunities for ASA Members
Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein chat with Michael Zyphur, director of Instats, about the ASA’s partnership with the company, which is dedicated to improving research practices by offering expert-led training through its online platform.
Statistical Computing and Statistical Graphics Sections Announce Award Winners
Congratulations to the John M. Chambers Statistical Software and Student Paper Award winners. Nominations are also sought for the Statistical Computing and Graphics Award.
2020 Master’s Graduates Land on Feet Despite COVID-19
The class of 2020 graduated into uncertain times and a job market deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, the statistics and biostatistics master’s graduates in the job market who responded to the ASA follow-up survey seem to have landed on their feet.
CSP 2020 Heading to West Coast in February
The Conference on Statistical Practice will take place in Sacramento, California, February 20–22 and provide opportunities for attendees to further their career development and strengthen relationships in the statistical community.
Statistical Computing and Graphics Sections Seek Award Nominees
The Statistical Computing and Graphics Award of the ASA Statistical Computing and Statistical Graphics sections recognizes an individual or team for innovation in computing, software, or graphics that has had an impact on statistical practice or research.
Design and Implementation of Professional Development MOOCs for Statistics Teachers
Hollylynne Lee and Dalene Stangl share how two teams took on the challenge of designing and implementing two MOOCs that could assist teachers in teaching statistics.
The Paradox of Choice: Statistical Software Packages
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.
FOAS to Promote Free Software, Open Access
The Foundation for Open Access Statistics is a nonprofit public benefit corporation registered in California with a worldwide mission to promote free software, open access publishing, and reproducible research in statistics.