Amstat Online
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The Strategic Plan of ASA in 1997
proposed that Amstat Online be the nation's leading site for advancing the statistics profession, providing resources to statisticians and users of statistics, and improving statistics education. The key goals are to:
- Serve the online professional needs of the ASA members and prepare to offer expanded professional services in the future.
- Support and promote the statistical profession by providing relevant information about statistical science and statistics as a profession to students, teachers, the media, and the general public.
- Serve as a primary gateway to online information about the field of statistics and material of interest to statisticians and users of statistical methods.
The Strategic Plan of ASA in
1997 hoped that Amstat Online would become "Statistics
Central" for the United States. While we in the profession all have
an idea what that means, let's remember that we have no ambitions to
become "Data Central". We don't compile data about jobs, sports, etc.,
for the general public. Rather, Amstat Online should be a
major vertical portal for statistical education and research, theory
and methods, serving as a magnet for current and potential members and
subscribers. In addition, it can be a voice to help clarify puzzling
statistical issues of interest to the general public, such as
understanding the risks of AIDS infection and the subtle issues facing
Census 2000.