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Statisticians Talk About Leadership
With the growing awareness that leadership competency among statisticians is instrumental in advancing our profession, Amanda Golbeck presents quotes from leading statisticians on a broad range of statistics leadership topics.
Gender Balance in ASA Activities Update
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.
The Changing Profile of Statistics
Since the dawn of the Internet, the job of a statistician has expanded. One of the newest fields created for statisticians in the past 10 years is forensics. As well, statistics has broadened for educators and women. Students are learning more statistics before they head to college, and the demand for data analysis also has grown.
In this career issue, we look at what is new in statistics and how the discipline has changed.
Women Working in Statistics What Has Changed Over the Last Decade?
Since 2005, there have been big changes for women in statistics. Here, Dalene Stangl highlights the progress and offers ideas for improving the pace.
Where Are the Women in the JSM Registration Guide?
Women make an appearance in the 2012 JSM Registration Guide, but they are not among the most visible performers. Amanda L. Golbeck of the University of Montana suggests ways the ASA can ensure women play a more prominent role during the Joint Statistical Meetings.
Member Spotlight Jean Dickinson Gibbons
The November Amstat News member spotlight is on Jean Dickinson Gibbons, retired chair of the applied statistics program and Russell Professor at the University of Alabama.