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Webinar on Tuesday, January 26, 2020 at 2:00 ET - Computing in the Statistics and Data Science Curriculum

by Carey III, Robert Patrick

Hi everyone, sorry for the late announcement! We will be hosting a webinar on Tuesday, January 26, 2020 at 2:00 ET. Computing in the Statistics and Data Science Curriculum Presented by: Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel (University of Edinburgh/RStudio) & Alex Reinhart (Carnegie Mellon University) Abstract: The Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education special issue on “Computing in the Statistics and Data Science Curriculum” features a set of papers that provide a mosaic of curricular innovations and approaches that embrace computing. The collected papers (1) suggest creative structures to integrate computing, (2) describe novel data science skills and habits, and (3) propose ways to teach computational thinking. In this webinar, we've invited two authors of papers in the special issue to talk about their work and to answer questions originally posed by Nolan and Temple Lang in their 2010 TAS paper "Computing in the Statistics Curriculum": 1. When they graduate, what ought our students be able to do computationally, and are we preparing them adequately in this regard? 2. Do we provide students the essential skills needed to engage in statistical problem solving and keep abreast of new technologies as they evolve? 3. Do our students build the confidence needed to overcome computational challenges to, for example, reliably design and run a synthetic experiment or carry out a comprehensive data analysis? 4. Overall, are we doing a good job preparing students who are ready to engage in and succeed at statistical inquiry? Register for the webinar at: https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8AyyxY6vShKXL-RMVVwafQ The zoom link for the webinar will be sent to you ahead of the session.

3 years, 3 months

The CAUSE Cartoon Caption Contest for January is now taking entries! (and December contest deadline is extended)

by Burghard, Laura

The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education is happy to announce our 56th Cartoon Caption Contest – now ongoing every month for over four years! Each month a cartoon, drawn by British cartoonist John Landers, is posted for you and your students to suggest statistical captions (cartoons are posted at the beginning of the month and submissions are due at the end of the month). The caption contest is offered as a fun way to get your students thinking independently about statistical concepts. The next cartoon and the entry rules for the contest ending January 31 are at https://www.causeweb.org/cause/caption-contest/january/2021/submissions The best captions will be posted on CAUSEweb and the winner(s) will receive their choice of a coffee mug or t-shirt imprinted with the cartoon and their caption. Also, the deadline for the December 2020 contest has been extended to January 19 to allow your spring semester students to have a chance to enter. The submissions page for that contest is at https://www.causeweb.org/cause/caption-contest/december/2020/submissions Enjoy. November Results: There were 40 entries for the November caption contest that featured a cartoon showing a museum with statistical graphs on the wall instead of the usual art. There are also a bunch of numbers on the floor and a maintenance person is using a vacuum to clean them up. The winning caption for the November contest was “Without proper context, statistics would be nothing more than numbers in a vacuum.,” written by Chris Lacke from Rowan University. Chris’ caption can be used to discuss the importance of context in data analysis. An honorable mention this month goes to Jeremy Case from Taylor University for his caption “Data cleaning is key in the art of statistical exploration,” that would aid in discussing the importance of data wrangling. Thanks to everyone who submitted a caption and congratulations to our winners!

3 years, 4 months

USCOTS 2021: Expanding Opportunities

by Burghard, Laura

The U.S. Conference on Teaching Statistics (USCOTS) will be held virtually June 28 - July 1, 2021, with pre-conference workshops starting on June 24. This conference provides a welcoming and engaging (perhaps even fun!) environment in which teachers can exchange ideas and motivate each other to improve their teaching of statistics. The conference features thought-provoking plenary sessions, interactive breakout sessions, informative posters-and-beyond sessions, and opening and closing sessions with inspiring and lively five-minute presentations. Other highlights include birds-of-a-feather discussions, a speed mentoring session, an awards ceremony, extensive pre-conference workshops, and exhibitor technology demonstrations. The USCOTS theme for 2021 is "Expanding Opportunities." Sessions will explore many aspects of this theme, including strategies for increasing participation and achievement in the study of statistics for students from underrepresented groups, supporting and encouraging students and colleagues who are beginning or contemplating careers in statistics education, and leveraging the emerging discipline of data science to democratize opportunities for students from all backgrounds. USCOTS has been held in odd-numbered years since 2005. This will be the first USCOTS to be held virtually. We hope to reproduce the welcoming, engaging, interactive, and fun aspects of USCOTS as much as possible in a virtual setting. Please plan to attend USCOTS 2021, and also help with expanding opportunities by spreading the word to colleagues who might not have considered USCOTS before. Even better, please consider submitting a proposal for an interactive breakout session, pre-conference workshop, “posters and beyond” contribution, or “birds of a feather” discussion topic. Deadlines are: · February 1, 2021 for proposing a pre-conference workshop · February 1, 2021 for proposing a breakout session · March 11, 2021 for proposing a “posters and beyond” contribution, if you would like to receive formative feedback before your final submission · April 22, 2021 for final submission of proposals for a “posters and beyond” contribution, whether or not you submitted a version earlier for feedback · May 31, 2021 for proposing a “birds of a feather” discussion You can find more information about the conference and proposal submission links here: https://www.CAUSEweb.org/cause/uscots/uscots21<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cause…> https://www.CAUSEweb.org/cause/uscots/uscots21/proposals<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cause…> Please address questions to program co-chairs Allan Rossman (arossman(a)calpoly.edu<mailto:arossman@calpoly.edu>) or Kelly McConville (mcconville(a)reed.edu<mailto:mcconville@reed.edu>), or to CAUSE director Dennis Pearl (dkp13(a)psu.edu<mailto:dkp13@psu.edu>). ----- Allan J. Rossman Professor of Statistics Cal Poly San Luis Obispo CA 93407 arossman(a)calpoly.edu<mailto:arossman@calpoly.edu> https://askgoodquestions.blog/<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faskgoodqu…> @allanjrossman<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitte…>

3 years, 4 months

USPROC submission deadline is fast approaching!

by Burghard, Laura

Hi everyone, I wanted to send out a reminder about our next USPROC submission deadline, which is Friday, December 18, 2020. This deadline also includes research projects which were completed in summer 2020. Winners receive cash prizes! Learn more about USPROC at the following link: https://www.causeweb.org/usproc/<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cause…>. Competition tracks are available for all student levels. The purpose of USPROC is to encourage the development of data analysis skills, to enhance presentation skills, and to recognize outstanding work by undergraduate statistics students. There are two main categories for submission: 1. Undergraduate Statistics Class Project Competition (USCLAP): For students taking an applied statistics course at introductory, or intermediate, levels. Submit at this link: https://www.causeweb.org/usproc/usclap/submissions<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cause…> 2. Undergraduate Statistics Research Project Competition (USRESP): For students who conduct research in, say, an REU, a Capstone project, or an independent project. Submit at this link: https://www.causeweb.org/usproc/usresp/submissions<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cause…>. Please let me know if you have any questions! Best, the USPROC Co-Chairs, Brianna Heggeseth (Macalester College) Maria Tackett (Duke University) Vittorio Addona (Macalester College) Joseph Nolan (Northern Kentucky University) Mine Dogucu, PhD Assistant Professor of Teaching Department of Statistics University of California Irvine [https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1y-32JAfLOd4iNpFQ0HOiEzdd6hoj…] minedogucu.com<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmdogucu.i…> [https://68ef2f69c7787d4078ac-7864ae55ba174c40683f10ab811d9167.ssl.cf1.rackc…] @MineDogucu<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.c…> [https://68ef2f69c7787d4078ac-7864ae55ba174c40683f10ab811d9167.ssl.cf1.rackc…] minedogucu<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linke…>

3 years, 5 months

Webinar on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 2:00 ET.

by Burghard, Laura

We will be hosting a webinar on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 2:00 ET. Title: Students Building Shiny Apps: An Update on the BOAST Project Abstract: For the past four years, teams of Penn State statistics and data science undergraduates have spent the summer and fall developing apps for teaching statistical concepts. Their work has culminated in over 60 apps as part of the Book of Apps for Statistics Teaching (BOAST). This webinar will share some details of the project and give some of the students the opportunity to highlight some of the newest apps they have developed. The project website is at https://shinyapps.science.psu.edu<https://shinyapps.science.psu.edu/> Presented by: Neil Hatfield, Leah Hunt, Ethan Wright, Gonghao Liu, Xigang Zhang, & Zeyuan Wang (Penn State University) Register for the webinar at: https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_67YmP4RtQoOLxpFm62yHow The zoom link for the webinar will be sent to you ahead of the session.

3 years, 5 months

Entries are now being accepted for the 2021 A-Mu-Sing competition

by Burghard, Laura

The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (CAUSE) is proud to announce that our 2021 A-Mu-Sing contest is open to all! We are seeking jokes, cartoons, poetry, songs, and videos with fun content relevant to statistics or statistics education. Up to $1000 in prizes will be awarded and winners will have their work featured at USCOTS in 2021. For details see https://www.causeweb.org/cause/a-mu-sing/2021/rules<https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cause…> The deadline for entries is April 1, 2021- but this might be a great time to get your fall semester students involved before they leave for winter break.

3 years, 5 months

The CAUSE Cartoon Caption Contest for November is now taking entries!

by Burghard, Laura

The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education is happy to announce our 54th Cartoon Caption Contest – now ongoing every month for over four years! Each month a cartoon, drawn by British cartoonist John Landers, is posted for you and your students to suggest statistical captions (cartoons are posted at the beginning of the month and submissions are due at the end of the month). The caption contest is offered as a fun way to get your students thinking independently about statistical concepts. The next cartoon and the entry rules for the contest ending November 30 are at https://www.causeweb.org/cause/caption-contest/november/2020/submissions<https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cause…> The best captions will be posted on CAUSEweb and the winner(s) will receive their choice of a coffee mug or t-shirt imprinted with the cartoon and their caption. Enjoy. October Results: There were 38 entries for the October caption contest that featured a cartoon showing a fish tank with a group of fish gathered around a chart where another fish is showing them a time series plot that rises and then falls sharply – but the axes on the graph are unlabeled. The winning caption for the September contest was “While humans often misrepresent data on graphs, statisfishians are known for their proper scaling,” written by Chris Lacke from Rowan University. Chris’ caption can be used to discuss the importance of proper scaling to give a fair picture in graphical displays. An honorable mention this month goes to Jim Alloway of EMSQ Associates for his caption “And here’s where we discovered the relationship between aquarium volume and population growth,” that would aid in discussing the concept of carrying capacity in population growth models. A second honorable mention goes to Vimal Rao, a student at University of Minnesota, for his caption “The power of visualizations to sea data” providing a pun allowing the cartoon to be used in discussing the power of visualizations for presenting information. Thanks to everyone who submitted a caption and congratulations to our winners!

3 years, 5 months

The CAUSE Cartoon Caption Contest for October is now taking entries!

by Burghard, Laura

The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education is happy to announce our 53rd Cartoon Caption Contest – now ongoing every month for over four years! Each month a cartoon, drawn by British cartoonist John Landers, is posted for you and your students to suggest statistical captions (cartoons are posted at the beginning of the month and submissions are due at the end of the month). The caption contest is offered as a fun way to get your students thinking independently about statistical concepts. The next cartoon and the entry rules for the contest ending October 31 are at https://www.causeweb.org/cause/caption-contest/october/2020/submissions<https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cause…> The best captions will be posted on CAUSEweb and the winner(s) will receive their choice of a coffee mug or t-shirt imprinted with the cartoon and their caption. Enjoy. September Results: There were 16 entries for the September caption contest that featured a cartoon showing a man taking part in a virtual meeting with a diverse group of people. At the bottom of the screen it says “Mean = 37.5 Standard Deviation = 73.3.” The winning caption for the September contest was “With CV around 2, Zoom meetings have high variation!” Written by Larry Lesser from The University of Texas at El Paso. Larry’s caption is a nice way to introduce the Coefficient of Variation as a measure of relative variability in this era of virtual meetings. An honorable mention goes to Joe Nolan from Northern Kentucky University for the caption "Diversity is such an important concept that a mean and standard deviation simply can't do it justice." that can be used in general discussions about quantifying concepts such as diversity into valid measurements. A second honorable mention goes to Michael Drozin from The University of Akron for his caption “Hmm, I see this semester's students aren't the Normal type.” to use in discussing the idea that most distributions do not follow the normal curve. Thanks to everyone who submitted a caption and congratulations to our winners!

3 years, 6 months

USPROC Spring 2020 Winners, Next Cycle, and Upcoming eUSR!

by Burghard, Laura

Dear Colleagues, As a new co-chair of the USPROC (https://www.causeweb.org/usproc/<https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cause…>) organizing committee, I'm pleased to announce the winners for the Spring 2020 submission cycle! We had two categories for the USCLAP competition (introductory and intermediate class projects) and we also had a USRESP (research projects) competition category. All of the winners for these competitions can be found at the links below. * USCLAP winners: https://www.causeweb.org/usproc/usclap/2020/spring/winners<https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cause…> * USRESP winners: https://www.causeweb.org/usproc/usresp/2020/spring/winners<https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cause…> Congratulations to all winners and their faculty mentors! As you teach and do research with students (including from summer 2020), please encourage them to submit their work for our next cycle (Deadline: Friday, December 18, 2020). Winners receive cash prizes! Learn more at this link, https://www.causeweb.org/usproc/<https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cause…>. Finally, please encourage your students to submit an abstract for the 2020 Electronic Undergraduate Statistics Research Conference (eUSR) soon; the deadline to submit a title and abstract is October 21st. We will award a cash prize for the best student video presentation. Faculty can register too, and organize watch parties! This e-conference will take place on Friday, November 6th, 2020. It's FREE, and we have a great program, including a keynote address from Gabriela de Queiroz (https://k-roz.com/)<https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk-roz.com…>, Founder of AI Inclusive & R-Ladies // Sr. Engineering & Data Science Manager @ IBM. Further information, including the registration link, can be found at this link, https://www.causeweb.org/usproc/eusrc/2020<https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cause…>. Best, the USPROC & eUSR Co-Chairs, Brianna Heggeseth (Macalester College) Maria Tackett (Duke University) Mine Dogucu (UC, Irvine) Vittorio Addona (Macalester College) Joseph Nolan (Northern Kentucky University) -- Brianna C. Heggeseth Associate Professor of Statistics Macalester College St. Paul, MN 55105 Pronouns: she/her/hers

3 years, 7 months

The CAUSE Cartoon Caption Contest for September is now taking entries!

by Burghard, Laura

The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education is happy to announce our 52nd Cartoon Caption Contest – now ongoing every month for over four years! Each month a cartoon, drawn by British cartoonist John Landers, is posted for you and your students to suggest statistical captions (cartoons are posted at the beginning of the month and submissions are due at the end of the month). The caption contest is offered as a fun way to get your students thinking independently about statistical concepts. The next cartoon and the entry rules for the contest ending September 30 are at https://www.causeweb.org/cause/caption-contest/september/2020/submissions<https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cause…> The best captions will be posted on CAUSEweb and the winner(s) will receive their choice of a coffee mug or t-shirt imprinted with the cartoon and their caption. Enjoy. August Results: There were 61 entries for the August caption contest that featured a cartoon showing a nearly empty auditorium except for three audience members sitting far apart from each other and wearing masks and four people on stage wearing masks and sitting in front of computers. There are Olympics rings on the wall behind them. The winning caption for the August contest was “With the 2020 Olympic athletes sidelined by the pandemic, the statistical community takes center stage in modeling and vaccine research.” Written by Jim Alloway of EMSQ Associates. Jim’s caption is a nice way to introduce the value of statistics in studying the spread of infectious diseases. An honorable mention goes to Avery Camac, a student at Penn State University for the caption "The audience was at full capacity because they must stay 6 standard deviations apart!" that can be used in general discussions about the rarity of values being so far apart in a population distribution. A second honorable mention goes to an anonymous contributor with the caption “The Venn Diagram competition in the age of COVID sold about as many tickets as could be expected” to introduce the use of Venn diagrams in visualizing probabilities. Thanks to everyone who submitted a caption and congratulations to our winners!

3 years, 7 months

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