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professional development Archive
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Joint Statistical Meetings a Learning Hub for Undergraduate Students
An undergraduate student’s first time attending the meetings can be intimidating, so Jana Asher offers advice for making the most of it.
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ASA Travel Fund Winners Talk Awards, CSP 2023
The ASA Student and Early Career Travel Fund provides merit and financial need–based monetary support for students and early-career professionals to attend ASA-sponsored conferences. Here, Lydia Gibson, former JEDI Outreach Group Student and Young Professionals Committee co-chair, interviews award recipients Nikhil Tarigonda, Kotomi Oda, and Alicia Alvarez about their experiences.
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84.51° Data Science Director Shares Advice, Skills Needed to Succeed
What skills does Chad Stripling use daily, and why did he choose data science as a career? He tells us here and offers advice for future data scientists.
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Applications Wanted from Early-Career Math Faculty
The American Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges is seeking applications for Project ACCESS. This professional development initiative is for two-year college mathematics faculty members.
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Guiding Internal Collaborators Through Statistical Training
Statistical consulting is a major path of employment for ASA members, so encouraging collaborators to developing their statistical knowledge should be an ongoing process.
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Pros, Cons, and Neutrals of Graduate School
George Rodriguez offers pros, cons, and neutrals on advanced degrees and ultimately comes down on the side of pursuing additional educational opportunities.
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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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Become a Savvy Technical Professional
SAS Savvy is a unique wiki for key topics in SAS, CDISC, data science, R programming, and statistics and offers many webinars.
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Staying Motivated and Connected During COVID-19
It is the fall of 2020 and many school and career goals have changed drastically. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to canceled classes, lost or virtual internships, and a tough job market. Students are having to adjust their 2019 goals as best they can, but change brings opportunity.
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Virtual Workshops on Blended Data a Success
The Government Statistics Section and Social Statistics Section hosted a free series of virtual workshops as part of the ASA’s professional development program. They will hold another series in the fall of 2020.