Press Releases

2021

April 19, 2021
American Statistical Association President Robert Santos Nominated by President Joe Biden as Director of US Census Bureau
 
January 27, 2021
Building Back Our Nation’s Data Infrastructure: Professional Associations Urge Bolstering of Federal Statistical Agencies
 

2020

September 8, 2020
American Statistical Association Announces Leadership of New Anti-Racism Task Force
 
July 31, 2020
Research Highlights from JSM 2020
 
March 4, 2020
March Madness Bracket Analysis Shows Picking Final Four First Leads to Better Brackets
 

2019

December 10, 2019
The American Statistical Association Releases New Statement in Support of Andreas Georgiou
 
July 12, 2019
American Statistical Association Pleased with Decision to Leave Citizenship Question Off 2020 Census
 
June 27, 2019
Supreme Court Decision on Adding Citizenship Question to 2020 Census a Temporary Reprieve for Our Nation’s Data Infrastructure
 
June 13, 2019
American Statistical Association Maintains Agriculture Secretary Perdue’s Upheaval of USDA Research Arm Not in the Best Interest of Rural America, US Food and Agriculture
 
May 22, 2019
American Statistical Association Praises House Appropriations Bill Blocking USDA Research Arm Upheaval
 
May 10, 2019
ASA Members Elect Robert Santos, Dionne Price to Association Leadership
 
May 6, 2019
USDA’s Research Short-List Announcement Another Step in Wrong Direction for Food and Agriculture Research and Policy
 
March 25, 2019
101 Agriculture, Food, and Science Organizations Urge Congress to Block USDA Moves
 
March 12, 2019
American Statistical Association, Other Leaders Maintain USDA’s Upheaval of Research Arm Unwise, Counterproductive
 
February 14, 2019
American Statistical Association Statement on Reintroduction of Agricultural Research Integrity Act and Fiscal Year 2019 Explanatory Statement Putting Brakes on Controversial USDA Research Arm Restructuring
 
January 10, 2019
American Statistical Association Issues Guidance on Statistical Statements for Forensic Evidence
 
January 8, 2019
American Statistical Association Endorses Post-Election Audits Principles
 

2018

December 20, 2018
American Statistical Association Praises Bill to Maintain Strength, Integrity of USDA Research Arm
 
December 18, 2018
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Awards Funding to Enhance Data Science Expertise in Federal Government
 
December 5, 2018
The American Statistical Association Board of Directors Decries USDA Undermining of Federal Statistical Agency and Evidence-Based Policymaking
 
November 28, 2018
Leaders in Agricultural Community Decry Proposed USDA Reorganization
 
November 14, 2018
Widespread Concern Increases Over Lack of Evidence for Controversial USDA Upheaval of Research Arm
 
November 12, 2018
International Prize in Statistics Awarded to Stanford’s Bradley Efron
 
November 5, 2018
National Scientific Organizations File Amicus Brief Objecting to Inclusion of Citizenship Question in the 2020 Census
 
October 9, 2018
Leaders Across Five Decades Unite to Oppose USDA Plans
 
September 19, 2018
Congress Seeks Answers to USDA’s Agencies Move
 
September 13, 2018
New USDA Personnel Data Spurs ASA to Reiterate Call for Congress to Block USDA Move
 
September 6, 2018
Penny-Wise, Dollar-Foolish Move at USDA Amounts to Big American Food and Agriculture Loss
 
July 29, 2018
New Ways to Assess Drug Benefits Can Help Cut Health Care Costs
 
July 29, 2018
Big Changes at Economic Census Will Provide New Insights into US Economy
 
July 29, 2018
Statistics, Computer Science Students Collaborate on Real-World Data Problems through Mini-Think Tanks
 
July 27, 2018
Lennon or McCartney? Can Statistical Analysis Solve an Authorship Puzzle?
 
July 25, 2018
Billions of Dollars on AIDS Prevention: Did Any of It Work?
 
July 23, 2018
Alarming Error Common in Survey Analyses
 
July 18, 2018
Are Star Players Over-Rated in MLB? A Key Statistic Doesn’t Stand Up to Scrutiny
 
July 18, 2018
The Great NFL Practice Conundrum: How Much Should You Train to Avoid Injury?
 
July 17, 2018
World’s Largest Statistics Conference Meets in Vancouver, British Columbia
 
July 12, 2018
How to Stop Rape: Ground-Breaking Work by a Group of Stanford Statisticians Looks to Change the World
 
July 12, 2018
Statistics Sends Strong Signal to Market: Sales Stability Creates Long-Run Success, Not Just Sales
 
July 12, 2018
Why Did Home Runs Surge in Baseball? Statistics Provides Twist on Hot Topic
 
July 12, 2018
The Short, Tumultuous Working Life of a Major League Baseball Pitcher
 
July 5, 2018
Joint Statistical Meeting in Vancouver to Include Free Public Lecture July 30: "Born on Friday the Thirteenth: The Curious World of Probabilities"
 
May 29, 2018
Wendy Martinez Elected 115th President of the American Statistical Association
 
May 7, 2018
47 Scientific Organizations Urge Puerto Rico’s Governor Not to Dismantle Statistical Agency
 
March 22, 2018
Efforts to Dismantle Puerto Rico Statistics Agency Being Fought on Two Intensifying Fronts
 
March 7, 2018
New Method Using Publicly Available Statistics Outperforms Other March Madness Upset Prediction Techniques
 
February 5, 2018
Calls to Keep Puerto Rico’s Institute of Statistics Independent Grow Louder
 
January 30, 2018
ASA Launches Program to Rebuild Public Trust in Federal Statistics
 
January 29, 2018
New Statistical Model First-of-Its-Kind to Forecast Future Demand of Blood Platelets, Reduce Waste by Analyzing Hospital Patient Data
 
January 24, 2018
The ASA & the American Mathematical Society issue joint statement regarding drawing of voting districts and partisan gerrymandering
 
January 23, 2018
New Statistical Analysis Details Extent, Causes of Direct, Indirect Deaths Post Hurricane Sandy; Offers Insight into Allocation of Support Resources
 
January 10, 2018
Broad Array of Organizations, Individuals Urge Greek Authorities to Halt Prosecutions of Former Chief Statistician, His Colleagues
 

2017

December 21, 2017
Cutting-Edge Statistical Approaches, Resources Yield New Insight into Detecting, Attributing, Projecting Future Climate Change
 
December 11, 2017
New Statistical Method Linking Databases Shows Negative Effect of Texas Voter Identification Law
 
December 6, 2017
Students Use Stats to Help Make Communities Safer in the Police Data Challenge
 
November 22, 2017
American Statistical Association Lauds Efforts of Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking, Endorses Group’s Final Report
 
November 2, 2017
Innovative Statistical Methods Shed Light on Extent of Modern Slavery in United States, Around the World
 
October 10, 2017
ASA Receives NSF Grant for Two-Year College Data Science Summit
 
October 6, 2017
ASA Conference to Showcase, Propel Women’s Research and Address Challenges for Professional Advancement in Statistics, Data Science
 
September 26, 2017
As Debate Over Reproducibility in Research and P-Values Wages On, Experts Across Disciplines Gather to Improve Scientific Evidence, Rigor
 
September 14, 2017
New Data-Driven Analysis, Advances to Yield Deeper Insight into Athletic Performance at New England Symposium on Statistics in Sports
 
September 11, 2017
State-of-the-Art Statistical Methodology Reveals New, More Precise Insight into Upward Mobility Between Generations
 
August 25, 2017
ASA Endorses Sixth Edition of Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency
 
August 22, 2017
J. Michael Gilmore Receives the American Statistical Association’s Defense and National Security Distinguished Achievement Award
 
August 8, 2017
ASA Recognizes Four Leading Government and Academic Statistics Professionals with Coveted Founders Award
 
August 3, 2017
Statistical Models, Processes Key to Yielding More Powerful Insight from Vast but Limited Health Care Records
 
August 2, 2017
No Longer Water Under the Bridge, Statistical Model Yields New, Increased Numbers on Rate of Sea Level Rise
 
August 1, 2017
The American Statistical Association Released the Following Statement Regarding Today’s Conviction of Andreas Georgiou for Violation of Duty
 
August 1, 2017
Batter Up … Statistical Analysis of Batter Productivity from Changed Strike Zone Could Increase Salaries, Create Conflict in Labor Market
 
August 1, 2017
Taking It to the Tweets—Statistical Analysis Proves Twitter a Powerful Tool in Forecasting Crime; Could Aid in Shaping Patrol Routes
 
July 31, 2017
Detecting the Online Enemy, New Statistical Model Examines Massive Amounts of Data to Automatically Spot Anomalies
 
July 31, 2017
Statistical Analysis Helps Explain Mysterious Mechanisms Involved in the State of General Anesthesia
 
July 30, 2017
P-Values, Hypotheses and Inference … Statistics Experts Propose New Ways to Address the Trio and Reality of Reproducibility
 
July 12, 2017
Doomed Data ... When National Governments, Coerced Narratives, and Alternative Facts Override the Quality, Importance of Statistics
 
July 12, 2017
ASA Recognizes Mesters, Quaedvlieg with 2017 Zellner Award for Research in Risk and Uncertainty, Nonlinear Time Series Models
 
July 5, 2017
Award-Winning Data Journalist, Renowned Statistics and Neuroscience Professor, Historical Icon Top List of JSM 2017 Speakers
 
June 21, 2017
JSM 2017 Brings Expertise, Insight, Analysis to Port
 
June 7, 2017
ASA Continues Dialogue on Significance, P-Values with New Scientific Symposium on Statistical Inference
 
May 16, 2017
Karen Kafadar Elected President of the ASA
 
May 12, 2017
ASA Statement on the Retirement of U.S. Census Director John Thompson and the Nomination of His Successor
 
May 10, 2017
62 Statisticians Recognized as 2017 ASA Fellows
 
April 20, 2017
Application of New Statistical Method Shows Promise in Mitigating Climate Change Effects on Critical Pine Plantations in Southern US
 
April 18, 2017
New Analysis Finds Medicare’s Hospital Compare Program Underestimates Heart Attack Mortality Rates at Small Hospitals
 
April 10, 2017
Students Win Big with Statistics in 2017 Statsketball Tournament
 
March 29, 2017
ASA Expresses Support for Ousted Statistics Officials, Urges Greece to Drop Charges, Defend Against Undermining Efforts
 
March 16, 2017
Students Use Statistics to Predict Team Performance in 2017 Statsketball Tournament
 

2016

November 14, 2016
High-School and College Sophomores Provide the Most Accurate Predictions of U.S. Presidential Election Results in Nationwide Contest
 
November 14, 2016
New National Survey by SHRM Shows Employers Struggling to Meet Growing Demand for Data Analysts
 
November 1, 2016
High-School and College Students Use Statistics to Predict Hillary Clinton Will Win Electoral College, Popular Vote in Historic Turnout
 
October 26, 2016
Joint American Statistical Association/AAPOR Statement on Use of Incentives in Survey Participation
 
October 19, 2016
International Prize in Statistics Awarded to Sir David Cox for Survival Analysis Model Applied in Medicine, Science, and Engineering
 
October 19, 2016
On the Rise ... Women in Statistics, Data Science Focus of National Conference to Expand Community and Careers, Address Challenges
 
October 3, 2016
Media Advisory: Global Statistics Community to Announce First Recipient of the International Prize in Statistics
 
September 1, 2016
Amid Contentious, Confusing Political Environment, Statistics Holds Key for Trust, Integrity, Efficiency in Election Cycle
 
August 29, 2016
New Season-Long Fantasy Football Model Predicts Team, Player Performance, Likely Leading to Wins for Online Fans
 
August 3, 2016
Statistical Method Used to Detect, Correct Publication Bias Can Prevent Misrepresentation, Influence Judicial Decisions
 
August 3, 2016
Medians, Shoulders and Lanes, Oh My! Statistical Application in Roadway Engineering Shows Promise to Improve Safety
 
August 2, 2016
ASA Recognizes Four Leading Statistics Professionals with Prestigious Founders Award at Joint Statistical Meetings
 
August 2, 2016
Lack of Federal Funding, Research + Political Influence Yields Little Data, Confidence to Prevent Gun Violence
 
August 2, 2016
Assessing Impact, Risk for Agriculture from Severe Weather Threats Could Be Easier with New Statistical Methodology
 
August 1, 2016
Statistical Methods Prove Key to Quantifying, Addressing and Eradicating Modern Slavery Across Diverse Cultures, Economies
 
July 31, 2016
And the Award Goes to ... American Statistical Association Presents 2016 Awards at Joint Statistical Meetings
 
July 31, 2016
ASA Presents Physical Sciences Writer Natalie Wolchover with 2016 Excellence in Statistical Reporting Award
 
July 31, 2016
Carnegie Mellon’s Dunn and Notre Dame’s Bowen Receive 2016 Gertrude M. Cox Scholarships at Joint Statistical Meetings
 
June 23, 2016
Leading Statisticians Establish Guidelines to Improve Multidisciplinary Research, Convey Statistics as Science Not Toolbox
 
June 20, 2016
ASA Bestows Fellows Designation on 65 Members
 
June 6, 2016
FDA's LaVange Elected President, ASA
 
May 16, 2016
UCLA's Onyebuchi Arah and the Karolinska Institutet's Arvid Sjölander to Receive $10,000 Causality in Statistics Education Award
 
May 11, 2016
ASA Expands Scope, Outreach to Foster Growth, Collaboration in Data Science
 
May 3, 2016
ASA Joins Forces with IEEE and ACM to Conduct the 2016 International Conference on Data Science and Advanced Analytics
 
March 7, 2016
American Statistical Association Releases Statement on Statistical Significance and P-Values
 
January 19, 2016
American Statistical Association Requests Nominations for Its Excellence in Statistical Reporting Award
 
January 18, 2016
Statistician Projected As Top 10 Fastest-Growing Job
 

2015

November 18, 2015
Analysis Identifies Rape Clusters in Mainland U.S.
 
October 19, 2015
ASA, Global Statistics Organizations Call for 'A True Data Revolution' in World Statistics Day Statement
 
October 5, 2015
Precision Medicine, Other Key Health Issues Foci for International Conference on Health Policy Statistics
 
October 1, 2015
ASA Issues Statement on Role of Statistics in Data Science
 
October 1, 2015
More Students Earning Statistics Degrees, but Not Enough to Meet Surging Demand for Statisticians
 
August 13, 2015
Remote Sensing, Satellite Imagery, Surveys Used to Estimate Population of Mogadishu
 
August 13, 2015
Statistical Advances Help Unlock Mysteries of the Human Microbiome
 
August 12, 2015
ASA Presents Prestigious Founders Award to James Albert, David Banks and Sally Morton
 
August 12, 2015
Statistical Model Predicts With High Accuracy Play-Calling Tendency of NFL Teams
 
August 12, 2015
Statisticians Using Social Media to Track Foodborne Illnsess Outbreaks and Improve Disaster Response
 
August 12, 2015
Value-Added Models Focus of JSM 2015 Panel Discussion
 
August 11, 2015
Statistical Model Helps Police Identify Crime Series; Speeds Apprehension of Perpetrators
 
August 10, 2015
American Statistical Association Presents 2015 Awards
 
August 10, 2015
Freelance Journalist Julie Rehmeyer Presented 2015 ASA Excellence in Statistical Reporting Award
 
August 10, 2015
American Statistical Association Announces Recipients of 2015 Gertrude M. Cox Scholarships
 
August 10, 2015
Harvard Professor Tyler Vanderweele is 2015 Causality in Statistics Education Award Honoree
 
August 10, 2015
Statisticians Develop New Two-Cycle Dose-Finding Method for Personalized Cancer Treatments
 
August 10, 2015
Analysis Identifies Disparities in Pediatric Primary Cacre Accessibility in Multiple States
 
August 10, 2015
Statistical Model Using Transaction Attributes to Better Target Marketing Resources Unveiled
 
August 10, 2015
World Population Likely to Surpass 11 Billion in 2100
 
August 10, 2015
Big Data Analytical Advances from Academia, Business are Enhancing Exploration of Universe
 
August 10, 2015
Analytics for Resilience
 
August 9, 2015
Analysis of Men's and Women's Tennis Performance Finds Differences Attributable to Match Format
 
August 9, 2015
New Statistical Technique Helps Cancer Researchers Understand Tumor Makeup, Personalize Treatments
 
August 9, 2015
Linking Survey and Administrative Data Better Gauages Impact of Federal Antipoverty Efforts
 
June 16, 2015
Statistics Education, Evidence-Based Data Analysis Practices Needed to FIght Reproducibility Crisis in Science
 
June 15, 2015
New Study Finds Battleground State Polling Worked Until 2012 Election
 
June 8, 2015
Christine H. Fox Named President's Invited Speaker
 
June 4, 2015
ASA Names 62 New Fellows
 
May 20, 2015
EPA’s Barry D. Nussbaum Elected 112th ASA President
 
May 11, 2015
ASA Releases Statistical Education of Teachers Report
 
May 7, 2015
Predictive Analytics Improves the (Financial) Performance of the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
 
May 5, 2015
Media Advisory: Study Finds Positive Wage Effects of Job Corps Participation
 
May 1, 2015
Media Advisory: Study Indicates Housing Market Cycles Have Become Longer
 
April 22, 2015
Statistical Analysis Identifies Factors That Predict Long-term Career Success for NFL Tight Ends
 
April 20, 2015
Higher-Than-Expected Pediatric Cancer Rates Identified in Two Florida Areas
 
April 6, 2015
ASA Issues Statement on State Discrimination Laws
 
April 2, 2015
Mexican Drug War Appears to Have Increased the Average Homicide Rate in Regions Subjected to Interventions
 
February 3, 2015
Statistics Sets Pace in Undergraduate STEM Degrees
 
January 21, 2015
ASA Announces Schedule of Anticipated Invited Sessions for 2015 Joint Statistical Meetings