Tag: Statistician
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 the opportunity to earn a recently established, but equally renowned award, the International Prize in Statistics. Five major statistical organizations,...
New Reports Name Statistics as an In-Demand Career
April 22, 2016
As spring rolls in, college graduates are focusing on the next steps for their education and careers. These graduates should take note that two more reports have identified statistics and data science as fast growing degree programs leading to in demand, high paying careers. We previously told you about data from the U.S. Bureau of...
Four Reasons to Become an Environmental Statistician Now
April 21, 2016
The environment is the perfect playground for statisticians. The natural world exists upon intricate systems with natural variations that are fraught with uncertainty and randomness. Complex questions arise within all Earth’s systems that need statisticians from diverse disciplines to tackle them. Statisticians provide critical insight about the environment to help make our world a safer...
What’s the Best Job in Business? Statistician, According to U.S. News & World Report
February 18, 2016
Move over marketing executive and finance director, and make room for statistician, the best job in business according to a recent ranking by U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News weighed factors such as salary, job growth, advancement opportunities and career satisfaction to determine the best jobs of 2016. Statistician also ranked high on other...
Statistician Katherine Thompson Describes Her Path to the U.S. Census Bureau
February 16, 2016
The American Statistical Association recently spoke with Katherine Thompson, the Methodology Director of Complex Survey Methods and Analysis Group in the Economic Statistical Methods Division of the U.S. Census Bureau about her position as a statistician. Below is an excerpt of the interview originally published in Amstat News. What or who inspired you to be a...
Statistician Projected as Top 10 Fastest-Growing Job
January 21, 2016
Colleges and universities expand statistics and data analytics programs to meet growing demand ALEXANDRIA, VA, (January 18, 2016) – Statistician is projected to be one of the fastest-growing jobs in the U.S., according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, following over 15 years of already strong employment growth in the field. The Bureau of...
Statistician Finds Twitter Posts Largely Ignore Risks of Hookah Smoking
January 19, 2016
Social media can often portray life through rose-colored glasses, depicting an overwhelmingly positive version of reality. One statistician found this to be the case when it comes to hookah, a form of tobacco smoking that has become more popular among young people in recent years. Melissa J. Krauss, a research statistician at Washington University’s Department...
Hilary Parker Gets Crafty with Statistics in Her Not-So-Standard Job
January 11, 2016
We recently spoke with Hilary Parker, senior data analyst at Etsy and co-host of Not So Standard Deviations, a podcast about data science, with Roger Peng of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Hilary studied mathematics and microbiology at Pomona College and holds a PhD in Biostatistics from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public...
Globe Trotting, Presenting and Teaching: It’s All in a Day’s Work for Statistics Professor Kimberly Sellers
December 01, 2015
The American Statistical Association recently spoke with Georgetown University Professor Kimberly Sellers to learn more about what it’s like to be a statistics professor. Below is an excerpt of the interview originally published in Amstat News. What or who inspired you to be a statistics professor? I was always drawn to a life in academia;...
Seattle Times: Statistics Careers are Hot
October 26, 2015
The Seattle Times has noticed statisticians are in high demand. And it’s no surprise – the Puget Sound area is a hot market for statisticians, where tech companies like Amazon, Zillow, Redfin and Microsoft compete for graduates with the ability to analyze and gain insights from Big Data. “There’s a vast volume of data available...