SignificancePub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1093/jrssig/qmad095
Gregory J. Bott, Nickolas K. Freeman, James J. Cochran, Burcu B. Keskin
{"title":"The fight against sex trafficking","authors":"Gregory J. Bott, Nickolas K. Freeman, James J. Cochran, Burcu B. Keskin","doi":"10.1093/jrssig/qmad095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jrssig/qmad095","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Monitoring online ads, social media and other internet activities can help identify and rescue victims of this murky, complex crime. Nickolas K. Freeman, Gregory J. Bott, Burcu B. Keskin and James J. Cochran describe how their advanced analytical techniques are helping police","PeriodicalId":35454,"journal":{"name":"Significance","volume":"175 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138621536","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}
SignificancePub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1093/jrssig/qmad090
Cathleen O'Grady
{"title":"“A life to enlighten us”: Remembering C. R. Rao, 1920–2023","authors":"Cathleen O'Grady","doi":"10.1093/jrssig/qmad090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jrssig/qmad090","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Professor C. R. Rao, the celebrated statistician whose work shaped the landscape of modern statistics, passed away on 22 August in Buffalo, New York, at the age of 102. A true giant in the field of statistics, Rao's monumental contributions have left an indelible mark on both academic and practical spheres. Some of those who knew him best talk to Cathleen O'Grady about his brilliant mind and immense legacy, as well as his famed gentleness and humility","PeriodicalId":35454,"journal":{"name":"Significance","volume":" 34","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138614627","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}
SignificancePub Date : 2023-10-01DOI: 10.1093/jrssig/qmad084
Sam Buttrey
{"title":"Crossword","authors":"Sam Buttrey","doi":"10.1093/jrssig/qmad084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jrssig/qmad084","url":null,"abstract":"Journal Article Crossword Get access Sam Buttrey Sam Buttrey Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Significance, Volume 20, Issue 5, October 2023, Page 47, https://doi.org/10.1093/jrssig/qmad084 Published: 06 October 2023","PeriodicalId":35454,"journal":{"name":"Significance","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135605329","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}
SignificancePub Date : 2023-10-01DOI: 10.1093/jrssig/qmad074
Timothy Martyn Hill
{"title":"Fatal error: Who is winning in the war between Russia and Ukraine?","authors":"Timothy Martyn Hill","doi":"10.1093/jrssig/qmad074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jrssig/qmad074","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Almost two years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, experts remain divided on who is likely to emerge the victor. Through painstaking statistical analysis, Timothy Martyn Hill explores which areas have to be measured before we can even attempt to answer the question","PeriodicalId":35454,"journal":{"name":"Significance","volume":"155 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135605334","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}
SignificancePub Date : 2023-10-01DOI: 10.1093/jrssig/qmad079
Craig Mallinckrodt
{"title":"Building your career in statistics","authors":"Craig Mallinckrodt","doi":"10.1093/jrssig/qmad079","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jrssig/qmad079","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Being a successful statistician or data scientist is about more than technical acumen, or simply working harder than you already are. Craig Mallinckrodt explains why the non-statistical aspects of statistical jobs are vital to get right","PeriodicalId":35454,"journal":{"name":"Significance","volume":"128 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135605336","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}
SignificancePub Date : 2023-10-01DOI: 10.1093/jrssig/qmad081
Anna Britten
{"title":"“My professor said, ‘You can have this great career in mathematics if you go into statistics’”: Interview with Robert Santos","authors":"Anna Britten","doi":"10.1093/jrssig/qmad081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jrssig/qmad081","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Robert Santos became director of the US Census Bureau in January 2022, the first person of colour in the role. At this year’s Joint Statistical Meetings in Toronto, Brian Tarran and Anna Britten interviewed him and top-ranking Bureau colleagues","PeriodicalId":35454,"journal":{"name":"Significance","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135605333","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}
SignificancePub Date : 2023-10-01DOI: 10.1093/jrssig/qmad085
{"title":"Q&A Gwen Eadie","authors":"","doi":"10.1093/jrssig/qmad085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jrssig/qmad085","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The University of Toronto astrostatistician started out as a figure skater","PeriodicalId":35454,"journal":{"name":"Significance","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135605337","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}
SignificancePub Date : 2023-10-01DOI: 10.1093/jrssig/qmad075
Jordi Prats
{"title":"Fit for purpose","authors":"Jordi Prats","doi":"10.1093/jrssig/qmad075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jrssig/qmad075","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Why is it so difficult to find well-fitting clothes? Jordi Prats tries the data for size, in the first of a two-part series","PeriodicalId":35454,"journal":{"name":"Significance","volume":"162 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135605332","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}
SignificancePub Date : 2023-10-01DOI: 10.1093/jrssig/qmad076
Moinak Bhaduri
{"title":"Oxygen, crampons, data: Can statistics help us climb Everest?","authors":"Moinak Bhaduri","doi":"10.1093/jrssig/qmad076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jrssig/qmad076","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Climbing mountains is a risky business, and mountaineers disagree on the best way to do it. Moinak Bhaduri explains how a statistical approach can give your expedition the best chance of success","PeriodicalId":35454,"journal":{"name":"Significance","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135605335","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}
SignificancePub Date : 2023-10-01DOI: 10.1093/jrssig/qmad077
Gregg M Gascon, Katherine K Wallman, Sridhar Ravula, Joseph Cappelleri, Julia Lee, Kristian Lum, Chaitra H Nagaraja, Sudeshna Paul, Dooti Roy, Edward Wu
{"title":"DSLA 2023: Facing the dangers of data illiteracy","authors":"Gregg M Gascon, Katherine K Wallman, Sridhar Ravula, Joseph Cappelleri, Julia Lee, Kristian Lum, Chaitra H Nagaraja, Sudeshna Paul, Dooti Roy, Edward Wu","doi":"10.1093/jrssig/qmad077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jrssig/qmad077","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The Data Science and Literacy Act (DSLA) of 2023 aims to boost data literacy and data science education across the USA. Gregg M. Gascon, Katherine K. Wallman, Sridhar Ravula, Joseph Cappelleri, Julia Lee, Kristian Lum, Chaitra H. Nagaraja, Sudeshna Paul, Dooti Roy and Edward Wu explain why this opportunity demands our attention","PeriodicalId":35454,"journal":{"name":"Significance","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135605331","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}