Category: News
Graduation Roundup: The Latest News in Data Science Careers
May 18, 2017
We’re hitting graduation season! Best wishes to all the graduating students out there, whether it be high school or college, as you move on to your next big thing. As you look ahead, might we recommend pursuing an education (or career) in data science? As you already know if you’ve visited This is Statistics before,...
Real or Fake News? Let Statistics Help: 7 Questions to Ask
May 12, 2017
There is a lot of discussion about whether the stories we see in the news are real or fake. Statistical thinking can help you assess the validity of reports, claims from a new study, or other conclusions flashing through your social media feed. Here are a few tips from statisticians – experts in the scientific...
What’s the Hottest Job in 2017?
May 05, 2017
Quiz time: What is one of the most in-demand jobs, with even more potential for growth in the coming years, that pays well and encompasses everything from sports to healthcare to marketing? Once again, it is statistician. Job-seeker website CareerCast recently released its annual “Best Jobs” rankings, and the job of statistician ranked at number one....
Teachers, Your Statistics Teaching Resource Just Got a Reboot
May 03, 2017
If you teach statistics and data science to grades K-12, ASA’s top resource for you just got a reboot. Meet Statistics Teacher. Combining the forces of ASA’s Statistics Teacher Network Newsletter (STN), which started as a print-only publication in the 1980s, and STatistics Education Web (STEW), a database of lesson plans, this revamp brings the...
Mathematics & Statistics Awareness Month: Advice from Young Professionals
April 28, 2017
We’re highlighting the many different careers young professionals are building for themselves, starting with their statistics degrees. But how does one go from the classroom to data-crunching pro? ASA issued a survey to young professionals in the field to learn more about their careers, and they had great insights to share. As we continue to...
Mathematics & Statistics Awareness Month: Careers in Statistics
April 24, 2017
One of the coolest things about statistics is the breadth and diversity of the career opportunities available to a professional with this skill set. From politics to animal care to clinical trials for pharmaceuticals, statistics has a place in essentially every career sector. As we celebrate Mathematics & Statistics Awareness Month, we’re sharing insights from...
Going Greener with Statistics: National Environmental Education Week
April 22, 2017
From April 23 to 29, it’s National Environmental Education Week (NEEW)! The National Environmental Education Foundation, the organization behind NEEW, as well as other environmental organizations, are harnessing the power of big data analysis to measure climate change and other weather related events. Even better, the insights they glean are helping to find ways to...
Mathematics & Statistics Awareness Month
April 20, 2017
Each April, the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics, a partnership between the American Mathematic Society, the Mathematical Association of America, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, and the American Statistical Association, celebrates Mathematics Awareness Month. For the very first time, this year’s event includes our favorite topic – statistics – in the newly-minted Mathematics...
Announcing the 2017 Statsketball Winners
April 19, 2017
As the buzzer sounded over North Carolina’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament victory, This is Statistics’s first Statsketball competition also came to an end. And that means we’ve got winners! Congratulations To Our Top-Placing Teams Pick ‘Em Upset Challenge Winners High School: Naveen Gooneratne, senior, Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, Pa. Undergraduate: Michael McLaughlin, junior, Temple...
New Hybrid Economy Demands Highly Trained Data Scientists
April 17, 2017
Anytime there is recognition of the importance of data science and analytics in today’s workforce, we stand up and cheer. From the often-cited McKinsey Report on Big Data, to the U.S. News & World Report’s declaration that 2017 is the Year of the Statistician, evidence supporting the need for statisticians and the many benefits of...