Vincent P. Barabba, 1990 ASA president and Fellow who twice directed the US Census Bureau and led market research and strategy at Xerox, Kodak, and General Motors, died September 21, 2026.
statistical graphics
William Edward Burghardt (W. E. B.) Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois was the first African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard and one of the founders of the NAACP. He pioneered the development of sociology as a scientific discipline, using sophisticated statistical methods and infographics.
2024 Election—BOD Candidate Statements and Open Section Positions
The ASA announces the candidates for the 2024 election. Voting begins April 1 and runs through April 30.
Obituaries for October 2022
ASA members Bruce Trumbo and Othmar Winkler passed away recently.
Obituaries for February 2022
ASA members Kjell Doksum and Leland Wilkinson passed away recently.
Getting Graphic with Biostatistics
Susan Duke, manager of benefit risk evaluation at GlaxoSmithKline, talks about her journey into statistical graphics.
Statistical Computing, Graphics Sections Sponsor Student Paper Competition
The Statistical Computing and Statistical Graphics sections of the ASA are cosponsoring a student paper competition on the topics of statistical computing and statistical graphics. Students are encouraged to submit a paper in one of these areas, which might be original methodological research, a novel computing or graphical application in statistics, or a software-related project.
Student Paper Competition Announced
The Statistical Computing and Statistical Graphics sections are cosponsoring a student paper competition on the topics of statistical computing and statistical graphics. The selected winners will present their papers in a topic-contributed session at JSM 2011 in Miami, Florida.