Fall Data Challenge 2020: Meet the Judges
October 20, 2020
This is Statistics’ fifth annual Fall Data Challenge, Get Out the Vote, is right around the corner! You and your classmates will have the opportunity to work in teams to apply your statistical skills to real voter-turnout data and provide insights to inspire more...
How to Create Data Subsets for the 2020 Fall Data Challenge
October 9, 2020
The 2020 Fall Data Challenge: Get Out the Vote submission window is almost here! In preparation, you can begin reviewing the dataset with your team now. For this year’s challenge, all submissions must utilize the IPUMS-ASA U.S. Voting...
Fall Data Challenge: Resources Roundup, Stats to Increase Voter Turnout
September 21, 2020
This year’s Fall Data Challenge theme is “Get Out the Vote!” As the submission window draws near, let’s get inspired with some examples of how statistics contributes to this important aspect of America’s democratic process. According to...
New York Times Learning Network’s “What’s Going On in This Graph?” Returns for 2020-2021 School Year
September 15, 2020
The American Statistical Association (ASA) and The New York Times Learning Network released a new “What’s Going On in This Graph?” last week to mark the beginning of the academic year. Once a week from September to May, this ongoing feature shares a graph from a recent New...
Announcing the 2020 Fall Data Challenge: Get Out the Vote
August 17, 2020
ASA’s annual student Fall Data Challenge is back! Looking to gain statistics experience and make a difference in the world? Our Fall Data Challenge is the perfect contest for you. In this year’s challenge, Get Out...