This article continues the tradition of looking at the representation of ASA women members among a range of activities supported by the ASA, using more recent data from September 2015. This report was written on behalf of the Committee on Women in Statistics (COWIS) with the primary objective to indicate areas where gender disparities have subsided, as well as highlight those areas where they persist.
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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.
Survey Research Scientists Tell Us What It Takes to Design a Survey
We wanted to know what it takes to develop and design a survey, so we interviewed Mario Callegaro and Gordon Willis, two research scientists. Both men will be featured speakers at the International Conference on Questionnaire Design, Development, Evaluation, and Testing, which will take place in Miami, Florida, in November 2016.
AAPOR Releases Report on Mobile Technologies
The American Association for Public Opinion Research recently released a report from the Emerging Technologies Task Force on the use of mobile technologies—such as smartphones and tablets—for the collection of survey data and new forms of information such as location, visuals, and connected device data.
Response to ‘Academic Salary Survey by Gender’
Jean D. Gibbons, Russell Professor Emerita of Applied Statistics at the University of Alabama, gives a response to the ‘Academic Salary Survey by Gender.’
Academic Salary Survey
J. Lynn Palmer, ASA director of programs, gives an overview of the academic salary survey.
Accreditation Survey Shines Light on Motives, Benefits
Although accreditation has been positively received by many members who have long argued for such a program, there have not been as many applications for accreditation as expected based on earlier expressions of interest. To learn more about why accredited members applied and why some who initially expressed interest did not apply, the ASA Accreditation Committee conducted a survey of all accredited members and a sample of non-accredited members in 2012. Read on for the results.
Statistical Education Section Reports on Year
The section had a productive JSM 2013, sponsoring or co-sponsoring eight invited panels/sessions, 12 topic-contributed panels/sessions, seven contributed paper sessions, one poster session, and 13 roundtables. Also, many awards were given to section members. Read on to find out which colleagues were honored.
Reviewing Results of the JSM Presenter Satisfaction Surveys, 2010–2012
The ASA has conducted a “satisfaction survey” of presenters after each JSM for several years. The survey includes questions adapted for the various roles and focuses on the satisfaction of the speaker behind the lectern or the presenter in front of the poster. This survey has been conducted unchanged over the last three years, covering the JSMs in Vancouver (2010), Miami Beach (2011), and San Diego (2012). This gives us a unique opportunity to evaluate results over a longer period and, in particular, look for changes over time.
Academic Salary Survey
Here, Keith Crank provides salary information for full-time statistics faculty, separated according to type of institution and type of department.