Category: News
Breaking News: #DataViz Headline Challenge—Congratulations to our Winners!
April 19, 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. For this year’s Breaking News: #DataViz Headline Challenge, students showcased their statistical literacy and journalism skills by submitting clear and compelling headlines for The New York Times graphs in four weekly challenges...
Breaking News: #DataViz Headline Challenge Week Four Finalists
April 04, 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 had the opportunity to showcase their statistical literacy and journalism skills by submitting clear and compelling headlines for New York Times graphs in...
Breaking News: #DataViz Headline Challenge Week Three Finalists
March 28, 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 to showcase their statistical literacy and journalism skills by submitting clear and compelling headlines for New York Times graphs in...
Breaking News: #DataViz Headline Challenge Week Two Finalists
March 21, 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 to showcase their statistical literacy and journalism skills by submitting clear and compelling headlines for New York Times graphs in...
Meet the Judges of the Breaking News: #DataViz Headline Challenge
March 18, 2022
This year the American Statistical Association and The New York Times Learning Network’s “What’s Going on in This Graph?” teamed up for the This is Statistics 2022 Spring Contest, Breaking News: #DataViz Headline Challenge. Students are showcasing their statistical literacy and journalism skills by submitting catchy and compelling headlines for New York Times graphs during...
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 to showcase their statistical literacy and journalism skills by submitting clear and compelling headlines for New York Times graphs in...
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 career. Throughout the month of March, students competing in the Breaking News: #DataViz Headline Challenge will work to sum up...
#DataViz Headline Challenge: How to Write a Great Data-Driven Headline
March 03, 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 what’s going on in the world—and data visualization is an increasingly important way to share that information with readers. Just...
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 participate in a contest, each team is required to have a sponsor, who can be an educator, parent, or advisor. ...
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 #6 in Best Technology Jobs, #11 in Best STEM jobs, and #22 in overall Best Jobs. Statistician also made the...