The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (CAUSE) and the ASA sponsored the first electronic undergraduate statistics conference in October. More than 200 undergraduate students and their professors participated.
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Lessons from Statistics without Borders Maternal and Infant Care Survey
Global Community Service Foundation wanted to expand its maternal and infant care program and partnered with Statistics without Borders to formulate a program evaluation and find ways of expansion.
Data Science: The Evolution or the Extinction of Statistics?
Data science is the full-length mirror statisticians need to hold up in front of their discipline for a long time so they can examine how the field looks from multiple angles.
Sujit Ghosh Selected for 2016 Hind Rattan Award
Sujit Ghosh of North Carolina State University was selected for the 2016 Hind Rattan Award, given by the Non-Resident Indians Welfare Society of India.
ASA Board Approves Expansion of ASA’s Science Policy Efforts
The ASA is seeking a statistician to serve as science policy fellow.
Join Us for the 5th Annual Conference on Statistical Practice
Once again, Conference on Statistical Practice will provide opportunities for attendees to learn new statistical methodologies and best practices in statistical analysis, design, consulting, and statistical programming.
The Identity of Statistics in Data Science
Within the statistics community, there is a debate about whether data science and statistics are distinct disciplines. This conversation about data science betrays an anxiety about our (statisticians’) identity.
U.S. Chief Data Scientist Highlights Role of Statistics in Data Science
In a recorded message to attendees of the 2015 Joint Statistical Meetings, U.S. Chief Data Scientist DJ Patil spoke about why the work of statisticians is so critical to the country and urged more multidisciplinary collaboration.
The American Statistician Announces Special Issue: Mentoring in Support of Statisticians
The American Statistician’s editorial team recently announced plans to develop a special issue focused on mentoring in support of statisticians and their professional practice.
ASA Statement on the Role of Statistics in Data Science
The rise of data science, including Big Data and data analytics, has recently attracted enormous attention in the popular press for its spectacular contributions in a wide range of scholarly disciplines and commercial endeavors.