{"title":"Statistical Practice Is Not a Spectator Sport","authors":"J. Utts","doi":"10.1162/99608F92.FF65FD7A","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/99608F92.FF65FD7A","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":194618,"journal":{"name":"Issue 3.1, Winter 2021","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132487901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Project-Based Learning via Competition for Data Science Students","authors":"P. Yu, W. Li","doi":"10.1162/99608F92.44F54F00","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/99608F92.44F54F00","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":194618,"journal":{"name":"Issue 3.1, Winter 2021","volume":"8 7","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131691776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Horton, Benjamin S. Baumer, A. Zieffler, Valerie Barr
{"title":"The Data Science Corps Wrangle-Analyze-Visualize Program: Building Data Acumen for Undergraduate Students","authors":"N. Horton, Benjamin S. Baumer, A. Zieffler, Valerie Barr","doi":"10.1162/99608F92.8233428D","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/99608F92.8233428D","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":194618,"journal":{"name":"Issue 3.1, Winter 2021","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122209890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From Outlier to Normalcy: Community Partnering as a Pathway Toward Modularity, Sustainability and Diversity When Centering ‘Practice’ in Data Science Education","authors":"D. Uminsky","doi":"10.1162/99608F92.80579436","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/99608F92.80579436","url":null,"abstract":"Statistical (MSPP), a thorough their model high level of execution in centering practice in the MSSP As a former director (USF) MS in Data Science and current executive director charged with leading data science initiatives (UChicago), the me to on of significant challenges MSSP and unique in when centering practice in the These challenges, evolving the and measuring student impact, to project management and sustainable external partnerships, force a reflection on the difficulty of centering practice in a data science curriculum. The framework provided in the makes it a critical read for anyone considering a more practice centered approach to data","PeriodicalId":194618,"journal":{"name":"Issue 3.1, Winter 2021","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123094308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How Can We Train Data Scientists When We Can’t Agree on Who They Are?","authors":"U. Fayyad, Hamit Hamutcu","doi":"10.1162/99608F92.0136867F","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/99608F92.0136867F","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":194618,"journal":{"name":"Issue 3.1, Winter 2021","volume":"91 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121102480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shuang L. Frost, A. Goeva, Javin Pombra, W. Seaton, S. Stoudt, A. Trisovic, Chris Wang, C. Zucker
{"title":"Kaleidoscopic Perspectives on Practicum-Based Data Science Education","authors":"Shuang L. Frost, A. Goeva, Javin Pombra, W. Seaton, S. Stoudt, A. Trisovic, Chris Wang, C. Zucker","doi":"10.1162/99608F92.BA6336BC","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/99608F92.BA6336BC","url":null,"abstract":"The acquisition of practical data science skills is at the forefront of our minds as Early Career Board members. We come from a variety of professional backgrounds and have learned practical skills in different ways, some of which were more effective than others. Through their description of Boston University’s M.S. in Statistical Practice (MSSP) program, Kolaczyk et al. (“Statistics Practicum: Placing ‘Practice’ at the Center of Data Science Education,” this issue) inspired us to consider our own experiences with practical learning and how well it worked for our individual career goals. The perspectives below summarize our discussions on the utility, attraction, and value of a practicum-based data science education. Moderated by Catherine Zucker and Will Seaton, each of us shared our experiences, debated the merits, and clarified our opinions through these conversations.","PeriodicalId":194618,"journal":{"name":"Issue 3.1, Winter 2021","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133576381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Taking Our Medicine: Standardizing Data Science Education With Practice at the Core","authors":"Kit T. Rodolfa, R. Ghani","doi":"10.1162/99608F92.64BBF5AF","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/99608F92.64BBF5AF","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":194618,"journal":{"name":"Issue 3.1, Winter 2021","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129155249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Capstone in Everyone’s Delivery Room: Placing ‘Practice’ at the Center of Data Science Education","authors":"A. Mira, E. Wit","doi":"10.1162/99608F92.539432B5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/99608F92.539432B5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":194618,"journal":{"name":"Issue 3.1, Winter 2021","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121629696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is Data Science Education a Jack of all Trades?","authors":"D. Hardoon","doi":"10.1162/99608F92.D1AAF1D7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/99608F92.D1AAF1D7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":194618,"journal":{"name":"Issue 3.1, Winter 2021","volume":"120 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122914331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding the Quality of the 2020 Census is Essential","authors":"John Thompson","doi":"10.1162/99608F92.9CE979BE","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/99608F92.9CE979BE","url":null,"abstract":"Column Editor's note: In this Effective Policy Learning article, John Thompson, former Director of the U.S. Census Bureau, explains that understanding and measuring the quality of the U.S. Census of Population and Housing, conducted every 10 years, is a complex undertaking. The 2020 Census has been particularly difficult due to the COVID-19 pandemic and unprecedented political interference into this scientific, statistical activity. He explores the reasoning behind the recommendations of the Census Quality Indicators Task Force of the American Statistical Association on both quality indicators and next steps for independently measuring the quality of the 2020 Census.","PeriodicalId":194618,"journal":{"name":"Issue 3.1, Winter 2021","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130552157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}