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When the Answer Comes Too Easily: Where Statistics Goes Next
Polished answers can now be produced at a speed and scale we have never experienced before. That makes our habit of asking how much confidence an answer deserves more valuable, not less. Read more from Montserrat Fuentes.
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Opportunities
Application Open for Regeneron Science Talent Search
The Regeneron Science Talent Search is a competition for high school seniors—an opportunity for students to showcase original research. Apply by November 5.
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Applications Sought for Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program
The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship program creates an opportunity for accomplished K–12 educators to serve in the national education arena via placements at federal agencies.
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Student Paper Competitions Help Pay for Travel
The winners of student paper competitions earn travel awards to ASA-sponsored conferences. Learn about current opportunities.
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Statistical Leaders to Share Knowledge in Interview Series
The ASA Section on Medical Devices and Diagnostics will offer a Career Sharing Interview Series featuring statistical leaders.
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Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science Offers Student Paper Competition
The American Statistical Association Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science invites submissions to its student paper competition for the 2027 Joint Statistical Meetings. Apply by November 15.
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Astrostatistics Interest Group Sponsors Student Paper Competition
The Astrostatistics Interest Group of the American Statistical Association is sponsoring a student paper competition. The winner and finalists will present their papers at the 2027 Joint Statistical Meetings in Chicago, Illinois.
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Careers
Statistics in Service Series | Using Statistics to Help Others
Statistics can be a force for good, but what does that look like in practice? In the second part of our statistics in service series, we interviewed David Corliss, who is heavily involved in Data for Good initiatives.
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Using Statistics to Document Human Rights Violations
What does it take to build a career in which statistics helps uncover the truth behind human rights violations? For Patrick Ball, it meant combining statistical expertise, determination, and a commitment to documenting what others tried to hide.
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Making Sense
Confidence Intervals: An Estimate’s Wiggle Room
Learn why confidence isn’t the same as certainty and why understanding the wiggle room behind an estimate can help us look beyond the headline.
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AI Doesn’t Think. It Predicts.
Artificial intelligence doesn’t know what will happen next. It calculates what’s likely to happen next based on patterns in vast amounts of data. It’s all rooted in probability.
How 1,000 People Speak for Millions
Surveys are a familiar part of daily life, but the logic behind them is less obvious: How can a relatively small number of responses represent the views of millions of people? The answer lies in sampling.
community
Notes from My First JSM
Adeeba Tak shares an account of her first JSM experience, enabled by the ASA Student and Early Career Travel Fund.
Building a Chapter, Creating Opportunities: A Q&A with Karan Kumar
When Karan Kumar began his MPH studies at the University of Illinois, Springfield, he saw an opportunity to build something that didn’t exist. Read about his experience founding an ASA student chapter.
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