Meg Ruyle

Production minion and graphic designer at the ASA. All opinions are my own.

[Meg Ruyle @Amstat_Meg]

@AmstatNews Member Alicia Carriquiry talks about why ballistics matching for guns is junk science in this @radleybalko story, and it's just fascinating.

[Radley Balko @radleybalko]

New scoop from me at the Daily Beast.

After a series of blunders in which the FBI was forced to admit its analysts had been pushing junk forensics for decades . . . I regret to report that they’re still doing it.

https://t.co/lXvclHRd9H

[Meghan Hoyer @MeghanHoyer]

"What really matters is not how you visualize something, but what questions you ask and what information you decide to visualize in the first place." A great read from @FILWD on the importance of data thinking: https://t.co/yPabEaXVXv
(h/t @nausheenhusain)

[ASA @AmstatNews]

What's the best gift to get a statistician?

[ASA @AmstatNews]

Congratulations to @_Rob_Santos on his confirmation as @uscensusbureau director. "The ASA heartily congratulates Rob on this honor and wishes him well," said 2022 ASA President Katherine Ensor (@ensorkb). https://t.co/wMrD7v0Fg7

[ASA Science Policy @ASA_SciPol]

Probability just isn’t very intuitive, explains @ReginaNuzzo, statistician & professor of mathematics at Gallaudet University & an advisor for the @AmstatNews. “We're good at counting things, such as threats that are immediate to us or looking back... https://t.co/Zg4Q81i3m1

[Nick Thieme @FurrierTranform]

This year, for @AmstatNews ‘s Giving Day, I spoke with @ReginaNuzzo and @aparnanathan about being a statistician in the newsroom, and the value of broad statistical literacy. Check it out!

https://t.co/5nRqGorX3N

[ASA Science Policy @ASA_SciPol]

See the latest installment of State of the #DataInfrastrucutre, this one on @NCSESgov, @NSF's terrific agency producing statistics on the S&E enterprise!
Thanks to Bob Groves, Lynda Carlson, & @MulrowJ https://t.co/Eg3SpnPVu9 @CountOnStats @AmstatNews

[Sara Stoudt, PhD @sastoudt]

I'm loving the insider info from Sharon Hessney about how she chooses the graphs for "What's Going On in This Graph?" including an empathy requirement. Can students see themselves in the data and relate to the context? @NYTimesLearning #USCOTS21

[Practical Significance Podcast @TheASAPodcast]

@thosuz, former chair of the @AmstatNews #LGBTQ+ Working Group, reflects on her experience coming out and her support from the ASA community. Listen to the latest edition of the @TheASAPodcast—#ASAPride. #PrideMonth2021 https://t.co/umXkOcn6Fa

[Rice University News @RiceUNews]

“One of the big errors is going on your gut without looking at the information,” @RiceStatistics professor @ensorkb, president-elect of @AmstatNews, tells @mcjomcg.
https://t.co/BfyZVgyQR4 #numbers #statistics #probability #decisions #evidence

[ASA Science Policy @ASA_SciPol]

The ASA 2020 statistics & biostatistics undergraduate & master’s survey of graduates is circulating. If you received it, please fill it out to help inform current/prospective students, departments, & community on current job market & more. Past results: https://t.co/UbuzYWptno

[Aparna Nathan @aparnanathan]

Excited to be a @AAASMassMedia fellow this summer! I'll be reporting on science/health at @PhillyInquirer https://t.co/hJShnxMw0o

Grateful to be able to train in science *and* writing during my PhD—thanks to all who have made this possible, and funding from @AmstatNews

[Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang]

BREAKING: President Biden is making a historic pick for Census Bureau director with Latinx statistician Robert Santos, who, if confirmed by the Senate, would be the bureau’s first permanent director of color
https://t.co/hB128Ra86i

[Kim Flagg Sellers (she/her) @KimFlaggSellers]

Create a logo for the @AmstatNews #Justice, #Equity, #Diversity and #Inclusion (JEDI) Outreach Group! Prizes for winning emblem(s)! Submit your graphic with explained symbolism by May 4, 2021; see https://t.co/cfPMw91xkt for details. Spread the word!

[Stats + Stories @statsandstories]

This week’s episode of Stats+Stories features @UDelaware professor Joel Best. Who is here to talk about how fishy statistics can be used to manipulate and mislead us.

#datascience #stats #fakenews

https://t.co/URga9jqMVQ

[Dr. Sam Tyner-Monroe @sctyner]

Are hex stickers the challenge coins of the #rstats world?

[Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang]

NEW: The Census Bureau's working with the American Statistical Association & experts from a group called JASON to review the quality of the first 2020 census results, which are still expected by April 30, the bureau's acting director, @jarmin_ron, writes
https://t.co/FBf2zGLVpx

[Meg Ruyle @Amstat_Meg]

Hey ASA members! Does anyone have time to talk about an article in @AmstatNews about #postdocs? We're looking for advice for people considering them, so yes, no, and maybe are all valid responses! DM or @ me and we can chat.

[Meg Ruyle @Amstat_Meg]

Really good conversation about the pandemic and teaching remotely with AP Stats teacher Sachin Jhunjhunwala. @evelynlauer

https://t.co/ULatM19qr0

[Meg Ruyle @Amstat_Meg]

@sctyner Hopefully it's better now. Thanks so much for posting the better version! It's a great resource.