In this year’s Fall Data Challenge, “Get Out the Vote,” 56 teams submitted recommendations for increasing voter turnout using voting behavior data provided by IPUMS.
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Take Advantage of the ASA’s Data Challenge Opportunities
ASA President Wendy Martinez focuses her first President’s Corner on the ASA’s many data challenges.
ASA Challenges Stat-Savvy Students Through Public Education Campaign
The ASA’s public education campaign, ThisIsStatistics, continues to implement unique strategies and expand its creative educational portfolio to attract growing audiences both inside and outside the academic environment.
High-School, College Sophomores Provide the Most Accurate Predictions of U.S. Presidential Election Results
Winners of Prediction 2016 used sophisticated statistical methods to predict state-by-state and overall percentage outcomes with greater accuracy than more than 450 students across the United States.
ASA’s Public Education Campaign Showcases the Significance of Statistics to Students
From sports to elections, diversity, career guidance videos, and workforce surveys, the ASA’s public education campaign, ThisIsStatistics, has engaged students and teachers in dynamic new ways, all to showcase the value of statistics to society.
ASA Leaders Reminisce: David Morganstein
In the 21st installment of the Amstat News series of interviews with ASA presidents and executive directors, we feature a discussion with 2015 ASA President David Morganstein.
ASA Extends Outreach to School Counselors at ASCA Event
ASA members Christine Franklin and Leann Myers recently represented the ASA at the conference of the American School Counselors Association in New Orleans to raise students’ awareness of the many reasons to take statistics.
ASA Leaders Reminisce: Ronald L. Wasserstein
In the 20th installment of the Amstat News series of interviews with ASA presidents and executive directors, we feature a discussion with current ASA Executive Director Ronald L. Wasserstein.
Twin Cities Chapter Members Represent Statistics at Career Fair
Several members of the Twin Cities Chapter volunteered their time on February 27 to talk with high-school students about potential careers in statistics at a career fair in Elk River, Minnesota.
New Book Series on Statistical Reasoning in Science and Society Launched
The ASA recently partnered with Chapman & Hall/CRC Press to launch a book series describing in simple, nontechnical ways how statisticians approach problems, and how they make a difference. The editors welcome book ideas.