American Statistical Association
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The American Statistical Association (ASA), is the main professional US organization for statisticians and related professions. It was founded in Boston, Massachusetts on November 27, 1839, and is the second oldest, continuously operating professional society in the United States
. The ASA services statisticians, quantitative scientists, and users of statistics across many academic areas and applications.
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United States
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. The ASA services statisticians, quantitative scientists, and users of statistics across many academic areas and applications.
Mission
The organization's mission is to broadly promote good application of statistical science, specifically to:- support excellence in statistical practice, research, journals, and meetings
- work for the improvement of statistical education at all levels
- promote the proper application of statistics
- anticipate and meet member needs
- use the discipline of statistics to enhance human welfare
- seek opportunities to advance the statistics profession
Membership
ASA has about 18,000 members, found in government, academia, and the private sector. The membership is involved in a wide variety of activities including:- research in medical areas such as AIDS
- environmental risk assessment
- the development of new therapeutic drugs
- the exploration of space
- quality assurance in industry
- the examination of social issues such as the homeless and the poor
- analytic research on current business problems and economic forecasting
- the setting of standards for statistics used at all levels of government
- the promotion and development of statistical education for the public and the profession, and
- the expansion of methods and the use of computers and graphics to advance the science of statistics
Fellowship
New Fellowships of the ASA are granted annually by the ASA Committee on Fellows. Candidates must have been members for the preceding three years but may be nominated by anyone. The maximum number of recipients each year is one-third of one percent of the ASA membership.Organizational structure
ASA is organized in Sections, Chapters and Committees. Chapters are arranged geographically, representing 78 areas across the US and Canada. Sections are subject-area and industry-area interest groups covering 22 sub-disciplines. ASA has more than 60 committees coordinating meetings, publications, education, careers, and special-interest topics involving statisticians.Publications
The ASA publishes several scientific journalScientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
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- Journal of the American Statistical AssociationJournal of the American Statistical AssociationThe Journal of the American Statistical Association is the most prestigious journal published by the American Statistical Association, the main professional body for statisticians in the United States...
(JASA) - The American StatisticianThe American StatisticianThe American Statistician, established in 1947, is a magazine published quarterly by the American Statistical Association.- External links :*...
(TAS) - Journal of Business & Economic StatisticsJournal of Business & Economic StatisticsThe Journal of Business and Economic Statistics is an academic journal, published quarterly by the American Statistical Association. The journal publishes articles dealing with a broad range of applied problems in business and economic statistics...
(JBES) - Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics (JABES)
- Journal of Computational and Graphical StatisticsJournal of Computational and Graphical StatisticsThe Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, published quarterly by the American Statistical Association. Established in 1992, the journal covers the use of computational and graphical methods in statistics and data analysis. The scope includes...
(JCGS) - TechnometricsTechnometricsTechnometrics is a journal of statistics for the physical, chemical, and engineering sciences, published quarterly since 1959 by the American Society for Quality and the American Statistical Association.-External links:...
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Online-only journals:
- Journal of Statistics EducationJournal of Statistics EducationThe Journal of Statistics Education is a double-blind peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 1993. It is published quarterly online by the American Statistical Association, covering subjects related to statistical literacy and statistics education from elementary to college education and...
(JSE) - Journal of Statistical SoftwareJournal of Statistical SoftwareThe Journal of Statistical Software is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal that publishes papers related to statistical software...
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It co-sponsors:
- The Current Index to StatisticsCurrent Index to StatisticsThe Current Index to Statistics is an online database published by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and the American Statistical Association that contains bibliographic data of articles in statistics, probability, and related fields....
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Historical publications include:
- Edward Jarvis, William Brigham and John Wingate ThorntonJohn Wingate ThorntonJohn Wingate Thornton was a United States lawyer, historian, antiquarian, book collector and author.-Early life:He was born August 12, 1818 at the home of his grandfather, Thomas Gilbert Thornton in Saco, Maine...
, Memorial Of The American Statistical Association Praying The Adoption Of Measures For The Correction Of Errors In The Census, 1844
See also
- Fellows of the American Statistical Association
- President of the American Statistical AssociationPresident of the American Statistical AssociationThe President of the American Statistical Association is the head of the American Statistical Association . According to the association's bylaws, the president is an officer, and a member of the board of directors and of the executive committee. Elections for the position are held annually, in...
- American Mathematical SocietyAmerican Mathematical SocietyThe American Mathematical Society is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, which it does with various publications and conferences as well as annual monetary awards and prizes to mathematicians.The society is one of the...
- COPSS Presidents' AwardCOPSS Presidents' AwardThe COPSS Presidents' Award is given annually by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies to a person under the age of 40, in recognition of outstanding contributions to the profession of statistics...