This month, we spotlight new member Vera Dureke, whose dream is to be a research scientist focused on data ethics.
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Students: Battle for $300 in Poster Competition
The ASA’s Section on Text Analysis invites students to compete for a $300 prize in its annual JSM poster competition.
Practical Significance Take Two—Exploring ASA Sections and Interest Groups
Susan Paddock of NORC at the University of Chicago, Sharina Person of the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, and Wendy Martinez of the US Census Bureau discussed ASA sections and interest groups with Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein during a recent podcast. Here, we take a second look as they discuss their personal experiences with section leadership.
Practical Significance – Episode 34: Exploring ASA Sections and Interest Groups
Did you know the ASA has a section or special interest group for you? These are subject-area and/or industry-related groups that provide benefits specific to your interests. This month, Practical Significance co-hosts Donna and Ron chat with three section leaders: Wendy Martinez, chair of the newly formed Section on Text Analysis; Susan Paddock, chair of […]
Text Analysis and ChatGPT
Members of the Text Analysis Section invite ASA members to share their experiments with ChatGPT and their ideas about its influence and potential threats and promises.
Survey Research Methods Reports on Past, Upcoming Meetings
The Survey Research Methods Section reports on its latest business meetings and upcoming conference BigSurv23.
Text Analysis Interest Group Recaps First Full Year
The ASA’s Text Analysis Interest Group (TAIG) has had a productive first full year. TAIG brings together individuals and groups who have an active interest in text analysis, text mining, natural language processing, and related areas of research at their intersection with statistics.
New ASA Interest Group: Text Analysis
The ASA’s big tent grew bigger recently with the addition of the Text Analysis Interest Group (TAIG). The group was petitioned in the fall of 2018 and formally approved by the Council of Sections Executive Committee in March 2019.
Amelia McNamara
Amelia McNamara went to design school during her first year in college but learned working with data allowed her to cultivate her broad interests. When she saw people struggling to understand histograms, she collaborated with Aran Lunzer to write an essay titled “What’s So Hard About Histograms?” This essay has become a popular, interactive, and educational tool.
Statistics in Defense and National Security Section News for January
January news from the Defense and National Security Section.