Commemorating Human Rights Day
December 8, 2017
Human Rights Day, celebrated worldwide on December 10, is the anniversary of the United Nations adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The American Statistical Association (ASA) and its members support this initiative...
Police Data Challenge: Congratulations to our Winners!
December 6, 2017
In this fall’s Police Data Challenge competition, more than 70 incredible teams submitted their thoughtful analyses, using crime data sets from Baltimore, Seattle, and Cincinnati. Just like the real statisticians working with today’s police departments,...
World AIDS Day: Statisticians Making a Difference
December 1, 2017
In honor of World AIDS Day, we are recognizing how vital statisticians are in combating the disease and improving the lives of AIDS patients. Data analysis leads to understanding the disease, the populations involved, and...
Statistics: A Lot to be Thankful For
November 22, 2017
During the season of Thanksgiving, we are thankful to have a lot to celebrate within the field of statistics. We live in an era of big data, and as the key to turning that data...
Data Scientist: Top Job in America
November 16, 2017
Who said science isn’t cool? According to Glassdoor, data scientist is the top job in America. The overall job satisfaction that comes with being a data scientist ranks 4.1 out of 5 and beat out...