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Two Honored with Ellis R. Ott Scholarship
The Ellis R. Ott Scholarship Governing Committee awards two $7,500 scholarships to promising master’s and PhD candidates pursuing degrees in statistics and related disciplines. This year, the honorees are Valeria Ovalle Ocampo and Luke Hagar.
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Using Sports Analytics, Storytelling with Data to Inspire Interest in Statistics
Mike Lopez’s love of sports and data visualization led him to his current job working for the NFL’s National Football and Analytics League. He offers advice for others who would like a career in sports statistics.
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Register for WSDS 2022 Today
The Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference will convene in person to celebrate women in statistics and data science and bring together leaders from academia, government, and industry.
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Certification: One Way to Transition to a Data Science Career
Roger Peng, a professor in the department of biostatistics at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, answers questions about earning a certification in data science as a way to pivot into the field.
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Nominations Wanted for 2021 COPSS Leadership Academy Award
The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies Leadership Academy Award recognizes early-career statistical scientists who show evidence of and potential for leadership.
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Advice to a Novice Statistician
Jillian Payne—a hiring manager with 84.51°—offers advice to new statisticians and data scientists looking for a job.
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How to Work with Data Scientists
The mandate is clear: Statisticians, data scientists, and information technologists need to work together to resolve Big Data challenges. Here, Ryan J. Machtmes discusses best practices statisticians may apply when working with data scientists.
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2014 Internships
Every year, a list of internship opportunities for students is published in the membership magazine of the American Statistical Association, Amstat News. That list is included here, and additional internships will be posted as received on the ASA education website.
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Career Paths for the Applied Statistician
Here, Gerald J. Hahn and Necip Doganaksoy describe some popular career paths for those with training in statistics.
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New Website for Undergraduates in Computing Fields
Members of the Computing Community Consortium’s Research Community and Student Outreach Subcommittee are pleased to announce a unique new website for undergraduates.