The Spirit of the Season
December 22, 2016
As we enter the holiday season and the coming new year, many take this time to reflect on the impact they have made or hope to make soon. Statistics not only helps make sense of...
Sowing the Oats of Data: How Statistics is Solving World Hunger
December 22, 2016
Sowing the Oats of Data: How Statistics is Solving World Hunger Farming practices around the world are rapidly developing with new technologies and agriculture is beginning to enter the digital age of big data. How...
High School and College Sophomores Provide the Most Accurate Predictions of Presidential Election Results in Nationwide Contest
November 15, 2016
Winners of Prediction 2016 Contest used sophisticated statistical methods to predict state-by-state and overall percentage outcomes with greater accuracy than more than 450 high school and college students from around the country. Using statistical data...
New National Survey By SHRM Shows Employers Struggling to Meet Growing Demand for Data Analysts
November 14, 2016
More and more public and private sector employers are adding statisticians and data analysts to their ranks but are having a difficult time finding qualified candidates, according to a new national survey released today by...
Introducing the International Prize in Statistics
October 28, 2016
The Fields Medal and Abel Prize are two of the most prestigious awards that recognize outstanding contributions to the field of mathematics, but the field of statistics lacked any equivalent awards—until now. Statisticians today have...