Breaking News: #DataViz Headline Challenge Week One Finalists
March 14, 2022
This spring, The New York Times Learning Network’s “What’s Going on in This Graph?” and the American Statistical Association teamed up for the This is Statistics 2022 spring Contest. Students and educators have the opportunity...
Breaking News: #DataViz Headline Challenge Resources Round-up
March 10, 2022
Strong statistical literacy skills are essential in most career fields, from political campaigns to sports analytics to data journalism. Learning how to communicate insights from data effectively can get you further in your studies and...
#DataViz Headline Challenge: How to Write a Great Data-Driven Headline
March 3, 2022
Like many exciting career paths, today’s journalism jobs demand good statistics skills to succeed. From surveys to local open-source data reporting and more, statistics is often at the heart of understanding the big stories about...
Educator Tips to Integrate Statistics Contests into the Curriculum
January 28, 2022
Are you interested in integrating statistical contests into your classroom, but are unsure about how it will go? Every semester, This is Statistics hosts contests for high school and undergraduate students to test their data analytics skills. To...
In 2022, ‘Data Scientist’ and ‘Statistician’ Are Top Jobs
January 20, 2022
The U.S. News & World Report’s annual job ranking list showed that data scientists and statisticians continue to be top careers, offering competitive salaries, opportunity for advancement, and a healthy work-life balance. Data scientist ranked...