Morris Olitsky, statistician, USDA, FNS, talks about the misuse of statistics in the media and how to best address statistical literacy.
Stats for Staffers
First ‘Stats for Staffers’ Class Brings Statistics to the Hill
The ASA offered its first “Stats for Staffers” class on April 27 in conjunction with the Senate Office of Education and Training (OET). The class, titled “How Sound Are the Data?,” was the first in the OET’s Critical Statistical Thinking series. Taught by Mary Foulkes of The George Washington University, the class lasted 90 minutes and was attended by 22 staffers from both personal and committee offices.