Tag: careers in statistics
Good Luck, AP Statistics Students!
May 14, 2019
April showers bring May flowers—and if you are a high school student, Advanced Placement (AP) exams. This month, AP Statistics students around the country will take their exam, setting them on a course for one of the fastest growing undergraduate degrees and in-demand skills for today’s job market. If you’re cramming right now, you’re in...
Statistician: A 2019 Top Job in America
January 24, 2019
Looking for a career path that has potential for growth, pays well, is low stress and offers a healthy work-life balance? Statistician ranked the best business job, period, and the second best job in America by U.S. News & World Report in 2019. UPDATE, April 2019: USA TODAY named “statistician” as the #5 top job in...
Are You Ready for the Statsketball Tournament 2018?
March 07, 2018
The 2018 Statsketball tournament is right around the corner. Are you ready for the competition? Statsketball 2018 is a statistical prediction contest to determine the stakes of this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament using statistics. To help you prepare, we’ve rounded up everything you’ll need to predict the outcome of the basketball tournament using statistics rather...
Stats in Action: How One Data Journalist Writes an Article
August 16, 2017
AAAS Mass Media Fellow , Nick Thieme with the American Statistical Association sponsorship, worked at Slate Magazine over the summer months. Through this series, he gives us a glimpse behind the scenes of his journey as a statistician and data journalist. Over the last 10 weeks, I’ve written about robot soccer tournaments, fidget spinners, and whether AI is developing...
Stats in Action: Meet AAAS Mass Media Fellow Nick Thieme
June 01, 2017
Nick Thieme is an AAAS Mass Media Fellow with the sponsorship of the American Statistical Association, working at Slate Magazine over the coming months. Through this series, he will give us a glimpse behind the scenes of his journey as a statistician and data journalist. It was a busy time of year at Carnegie Mellon University,...