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== Article work list ==
== Article work list ==
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'''Articles for creation''' Numbers = potential sources
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* [[Joseph W. Duncan]] [https://unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom/70th-anniversary/documents/UN_Statistical_Chairs_booklet_WEB.pdf UN Source, page 37]
* [[Joseph W. Duncan]] [https://unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom/70th-anniversary/documents/UN_Statistical_Chairs_booklet_WEB.pdf UN Source, page 37]
Be sure the add the following categories where applicable: <small><pre>[[Category:American statisticians]] [[Category:Fellows of the American Statistical Association]] [[Category:Presidents of the American Statistical Association]] [[Category:Living people]]</pre></small>
Be sure the add the following categories where applicable: <small><pre>[[Category:American statisticians]] [[Category:Fellows of the American Statistical Association]] [[Category:Presidents of the American Statistical Association]] [[Category:Living people]]</pre></small>
* [[James F. Holmes]], former acting Census Bureau director, [https://www.census.gov/history/www/census_then_now/notable_alumni/james_holmes.html]

* [[Washington Statistical Society]] based on [http://washstat.org/wsshist.html historical info on the WSS]
* [[Washington Statistical Society]] based on [http://washstat.org/wsshist.html historical info on the WSS]
* [[Analysis of variance table]] -- a new article could explain how to interpret one. [[Analysis of variance]] and [[Mixed-design analysis of variance]] refer to such tables, without a full clear explanation. Bring sources for this.
* [[Analysis of variance table]] -- a new article could explain how to interpret one. [[Analysis of variance]] and [[Mixed-design analysis of variance]] refer to such tables, without a full clear explanation. Bring sources for this.
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'''Existing articles for improvement'''
'''Existing articles for improvement'''

* [[Vincent Barabba]] [https://www.census.gov/history/pdf/Barabba_Oral_History.pdf] [https://www2.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/vincent-p-barabba.aspx] [https://docs.house.gov/meetings/GO/GO00/20200729/110948/HHRG-116-GO00-Wstate-BarabbaV-20200729.pdf House testimony, for use as an external link (Add external link section, first)]
'''Biographies'''
* Improve any biography from this [[List of statisticians]]
* Improve any biography from this [[List of women in statistics]]
* [[Vincent Barabba]] [https://www.census.gov/history/pdf/Barabba_Oral_History.pdf] [https://www2.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/Honorary-Degrees/Pages/vincent-p-barabba.aspx] [https://docs.house.gov/meetings/GO/GO00/20200729/110948/HHRG-116-GO00-Wstate-BarabbaV-20200729.pdf] (The last source is House testimony. (Add external link section to articles and then testimony to the external link section)
* [[Clifford Hildreth]]
* [[Clifford Hildreth]]
* [[Irene Hess]]
* [[Irene Hess]]
* [[Cynthia Rudin]][https://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2019/03/01/cynthia-rudin/%E2%80%8E]
* [[Susan Murphy]][https://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2015/09/01/susan_murphy/]
* [[Elizabeth Scott (mathematician)]]
* [[Elizabeth Scott (mathematician)]]
* [[Arlene Ash]][https://magazine.amstat.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/asharlene.pdf]
* [[Arlene Ash]][https://magazine.amstat.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/asharlene.pdf]
* [[Katherine K. Wallman]], now Chief Statistician of the U.S.[https://unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom/70th-anniversary/documents/UN_Statistical_Chairs_booklet_WEB.pdf UN Source see page 65][https://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2017/07/01/wallman_shiskin/]
* [[Katherine K. Wallman]], now Chief Statistician of the U.S.[https://unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom/70th-anniversary/documents/UN_Statistical_Chairs_booklet_WEB.pdf UN Source see page 65][https://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2017/07/01/wallman_shiskin/]
* [[Margaret E. Martin]], economist/statistician at [[Bureau of the Budget]] and influential on U.S. economic statistics ; one source is her [http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-06-30/local/35460722_1_statistician-management-and-budget-labor-statistics obit in the ''Washington Post''] <ref>{{Cite web
* [[Margaret E. Martin]], economist/statistician at [[Bureau of the Budget]] and influential on U.S. economic statistics[http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-06-30/local/35460722_1_statistician-management-and-budget-labor-statistics][http://academic.research.microsoft.com/Author/55410114/h-nelkowski][http://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2011/09/01/margaretmartin/][http://www.amstat.org/sections/srms/Proceedings/papers/1982_034.pdf]
* [[Isador Lubin]][http://www.bls.gov/bls/history/commissioners/lubin.htm][https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60F1FFB355513728DDDA10894DF405B888BF1D3][https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/library/oral-histories/lubini][https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2016875663/][https://books.google.com/books/about/Remembering_Isador_Lubin_1896_1978.html?id=8Qt6AAAAIAAJ][http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/hec2009013405/][http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/hec2009009166/][http://books.google.com.au/books/about/Economic_trends_testimony_of_Isador_Lubi.html?id=6OhZAAAAYAAJ][http://www.newschool.edu/public-engagement/milano-school-scholarships-awards/][http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,765611,00.html] [http://www.jta.org/1966/06/10/archive/dr-isidor-lubin-honored-on-70th-birthday-lauded-for-his-activities]
| title = Margaret E. Martin
* [[Janet L. Norwood]][https://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2016/12/08/sih-norwood/][https://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2015/06/01/obituary-janet-norwoods-legacy-of-objectivity/][https://stattrak.amstat.org/2015/09/01/the-lessons-i-learned-from-my-mother-janet-norwood/]
| work = Microsoft Academic Search
*[[Helen M. Walker]][https://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2016/12/01/sih-hwalker/][http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED282900][http://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/18/obituaries/helen-walker-91-first-woman-to-head-us-statistical-group.html]
|access-date= 2013-12-05
*[[Lynne Billard]] [http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/lynne-billard-florence-nightingale-david-award-1013][https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4840969/]
| url = http://academic.research.microsoft.com/Author/55410114/h-nelkowski
}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news
| title = Margaret Martin: A Leader in the Federal Statistical System
| work = Amstat News
|access-date= 2013-12-05
| date = 2011-09-01
| url = http://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2011/09/01/margaretmartin/
}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite
| title = Discussion - Margaret E. Martin, Committee on National Statistics
| date = 1982
| work = American Statistics Association, Online Proceedings of the Survey Research Methods Section
|access-date= 2013-12-05
| url = http://www.amstat.org/sections/srms/Proceedings/papers/1982_034.pdf
}}</ref>
* [[Isador Lubin]]
[http://www.bls.gov/bls/history/commissioners/lubin.htm]
[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60F1FFB355513728DDDA10894DF405B888BF1D3]
[https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/library/oral-histories/lubini]
[https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2016875663/]
[https://books.google.com/books/about/Remembering_Isador_Lubin_1896_1978.html?id=8Qt6AAAAIAAJ]
[http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/hec2009013405/]
[http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/hec2009009166/]
[http://books.google.com.au/books/about/Economic_trends_testimony_of_Isador_Lubi.html?id=6OhZAAAAYAAJ]
[http://newdeal.feri.org/kiosk/profile.cfm?QID=2873]
[http://www.newschool.edu/public-engagement/milano-school-scholarships-awards/]
[http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,765611,00.html]
[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-136209868.html]
[http://www.jta.org/1966/06/10/archive/dr-isidor-lubin-honored-on-70th-birthday-lauded-for-his-activities]
[http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~sch01396]
* [[Janet L. Norwood]] <ref>{{Cite web
| title = Research by Author: Norwood, Janet L.
| work = The Urban Institute
|access-date= 2013-12-05
| url = http://www.urban.org/expert.cfm?ID=JanetLNorwood
}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book
| chapter = Janet Norwood - International Statistical Institute
| title = ZoomInfo
<!--|access-date= 2013-12-05-->
| url = <!-- blacklisted removed -->
}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web
| title = Janet L. Norwood
| format = National Academy of Public Administration
|access-date= 2013-12-05
| url = http://www.napawash.org/fellows/fellows-biographies/fellows-last-names-k-o/841-36janet-l-norwood.html
}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web
| title = Janet L. Norwood - Executive Bio, Compensation History, and Contacts
| work = Equilar Atlas
|access-date= 2013-12-05
| url = http://people.equilar.com/bio/janet-norwood-mid-atlantic/salary/49461
}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web
| title = Janet L. Norwood Award - About the Award
|access-date= 2013-12-07
| url = http://www.soph.uab.edu/ssg/norwoodaward/aboutaward%20
}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news
| title = Janet Norwood: Executive Profile & Biography
| work = Bloomberg Businessweek
|access-date= 2013-12-05
| url = http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=608184&privcapId=299877
}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web
| title = Janet L. Norwood Award Events
| work = Section on Statistical Genetics, School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham
|access-date= 2013-12-05
| url = http://www.soph.uab.edu/ssg/norwoodaward/pastawards
}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite
| title = Janet Norwood (1923- ), A Pioneer and an Inspiration
| work = AMSTAT News
| date = Sep 2005
| pages = 12-13
|access-date= 2013-12-05
| url = http://www.amstat.org/about/statisticiansinhistory/bios/norwoodjanet.pdf
}}</ref>
* [[Helen M. Walker]] <ref>{{Cite web
| title = Helen M. Walker, 1891-1983
| work = Statisticians in History, American Statistical Association
|access-date= 2013-12-05
| url = http://www.amstat.org/about/statisticiansinhistory/index.cfm?fuseaction=biosinfo&BioID=15
}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web
| last = Rice
| first = Marti H
| author2 = William M Stallings
|no-tracking=true | title = Helen M. Walker: Influential in 1929 and Still Cited Today
| work = ERIC
|access-date= 2013-12-05
| date = April 1987
| url = http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED282900
}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=Helen Walker, 91, First Woman To Head U.S. Statistical Group|work=The New York Times|page=6|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/18/obituaries/helen-walker-91-first-woman-to-head-us-statistical-group.html}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web
| title = Helen M. Walker Scholarship Fund in Statistics
| work = Teachers College, Columbia University - Scholarship Library
|access-date= 2013-12-05
| url = http://www.scholarshiplibrary.com/wiki/Helen_M._Walker_Scholarship_Fund_in_Statistics_(Teachers_College-Columbia_University)
}}</ref>
*[[Lynne Billard]] <ref>{{Cite news
| volume = October 9, 2013
| last = Flurry
| first = Allan
| title = UGA’s Lynne Billard selected for Florence Nightingale David Award
| work = University of Georgia Today
|access-date= 2013-12-05
| url = http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/lynne-billard-florence-nightingale-david-award-1013/
}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite journal
| volume = 38
| issue = 7
| pages = 707-714
| last = Billiard
| first = Lynne
| title = The Past, Present, and Future of Academic Women in the Mathematical Sciences |journal=AMS Notices
|access-date= 2013-12-07
| date = September 1991
| url = http://www.awm-math.org/articles/notices/199107/billard/
}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web
| title = Professors Kathy Ensor (with daughter) , Rice University, Lori Thombs, University of South Carolina and Lynne Billard, University of Georgia, 1993
|access-date= 2013-12-07
| url = http://www.stat.missouri.edu/faculty/flournoy/www/pictures/ensor.htm
}}</ref>
* See Table 4 for list of common statistical terms for articles to perhaps improve: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4840969/
* [[Edward Fulton Denison]] -- ASA Fellow, significant economist -- draw from sources on talk page, and any ASA sources
* [[Edward Fulton Denison]] -- ASA Fellow, significant economist -- draw from sources on talk page, and any ASA sources
* [[John Whitefield Kendrick]] -- ASA Fellow, significant economist -- draw from sources on talk page, and any ASA sources
* [[John Whitefield Kendrick]] -- ASA Fellow, significant economist -- draw from sources on talk page, and any ASA sources
* [[Morris H. Hansen]] article could refer to [http://washstat.org/hansen/Morris Hansen Lecture] and include his picture and Census-history details from [https://www.census.gov/history/www/census_then_now/notable_alumni/morris_h_hansen.html][https://www.census.gov/history/pdf/Hansen_Oral_History.pdf]
* [[Analysis of variance]] -- edit to express in simpler language
* [[S. N. D. North]] - [https://www.census.gov/history/www/census_then_now/director_biographies/directors_1893_-_1909.html#merriam](Upload photo from Census source to Commons and add to article)
* Tag statistics articles for [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Statistics|WikiProject Statistics]] on their talk pages, with '''<nowiki>{{WikiProject Statistics | class = | importance = }}</nowiki>''' or a further filled-in version
* [[William Rush Merriam]][https://www.census.gov/history/www/census_then_now/director_biographies/directors_1893_-_1909.html#merriam] - Add references, follow guidance in template (reorder text).
* Improve any biography from this [[List of statisticians]]
* [[Carroll D. Wright]] - [https://www.dol.gov/general/aboutdol/hallofhonor/2015-wright] - Follow guidance in template (improve/add inline citations)
* [[American Statistical Association]] (any update appropriate?)
* [[Paul Meier]] - add using sources below
* [[Morris H. Hansen]] article could refer to [http://washstat.org/hansen/Morris Hansen Lecture] and include his picture and Census-history details from [http://www.census.gov/history/www/census_then_now/history_staff/about_the_history_staff.html]

* Topics suggested at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Statistics|WikiProject Statistics]] and its talk page
'''Concepts, terms, events, organizations'''
* [[Analysis of variance]] - edit to express in simpler language
* [[Coefficient of determination]], which includes [[adjusted R-squared]] -- write as simply as possible; Regina's an expert on this
* [[Coefficient of determination]], which includes [[adjusted R-squared]] -- write as simply as possible; Regina's an expert on this
* We might demo Statipedia, a workspace for federal gov staff -- not notable enough for an article on Wikipedia, but a good site to develop for federal gov methods, practices, procedures, workplaces, locations, etc.
* Add at least a redirect for [[indirect seasonal adjustment]] - meaning seasonal adjustment of underlying time series which are then combined
* Add at least a redirect for [[indirect seasonal adjustment]] - meaning seasonal adjustment of underlying time series which are then combined
* and for [[residual seasonality]] - seasonality properties of a time series left over after indirect seasonal adjustment
* and for [[residual seasonality]] - seasonality properties of a time series left over after indirect seasonal adjustment
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* [[Statistics Without Borders]]
* [[Statistics Without Borders]]
* Topics suggested by the [http://www.statistics2013.org/ Statistics 2013: International Year of Statistics] site
* Topics suggested by the [http://www.statistics2013.org/ Statistics 2013: International Year of Statistics] site
* for ideas see also the very nice [[portal:statistics|Statistics portal]]
* For ideas see also the very nice [[portal:statistics|Statistics portal]]
* Same for [[R. A. Fisher Lectureship#R. A. Fisher Lecturers]]
* Same for [[R. A. Fisher Lectureship#R. A. Fisher Lecturers]]
* Tag statistics articles for [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Statistics|WikiProject Statistics]] on their talk pages, with '''<nowiki>{{WikiProject Statistics | class = | importance = }}</nowiki>''' or a further filled-in version
* [[American Statistical Association]] (any update appropriate?)
* Topics suggested at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Statistics|WikiProject Statistics]] and its talk page
* Expand [[Census in Egypt]] with sources on 1848 Census listed below
* U.S. [[Bureau of Justice Statistics]] - add info about Census of Jails and Annual Survey of Jails, which were important sources to seeing changes in inmate and jail staff populations during the covid period (can cite Zeng et al)


== Resources to use and cite ==
== Other sources ==
'''ASA resources'''
* OpenIntro Statistics textbooks [https://www.openintro.org/stat/textbook.php] Here's the formatting for using this as a reference (go to edit view to copy & paste the full reference):
* [https://www.amstat.org/asa/publications/home.aspx?hkey=6004b139-0129-443f-87f0-e480d02e5a11 ASA Publications]
<ref name="OpenIntro Statistics">{{cite book|last1=Diez|first1=David M|last2=Barr|first2=Christopher D|last3=Cetinkaya-Rundel|first3=Mine|title=OpenIntro Statistics|date=2017|publisher=OpenIntro|edition= 3rd|url=https://www.openintro.org/stat/textbook.php|access-date=11 November 2017}}</ref>
* [https://magazine.amstat.org/ Amstat News]
* [https://magazine.amstat.org/statisticians-in-history/wis/ Celebrating Women in Statistics 2019]
* [https://magazine.amstat.org/statisticians-in-history/wis_2018/ Celebrating Women in Statistics 2018]


'''Related to Egyptian census'''
* Here's a PDF of a dictionary of epidemiology (click on the reference to copy & paste the full reference).<ref name="IEA Dictionary of Epidemiology">{{cite book |editor-last1=Porta|editor-first1=Miquel |others=International Epidemiological Association |title=A dictionary of epidemiology.|date=2014|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|isbn=9780199976720|edition=6th|url=http://irea.ir/files/site1/pages/dictionary.pdf|access-date=11 November 2017}}</ref>
* Sources on Egyptian censuses: [http://books.google.com/books?id=i9zMIomea-8C&lpg=PA150&ots=wrgF6NcTST&dq=1848%20egyptian%20census&pg=PA150#v=onepage&q=1848%20egyptian%20census&f=false] and [http://eh.net/eha/system/files/Saleh.pdf]
* Saleh, Mohamed. [http://www.luc.edu/orgs/meea/volume12/PDFS/Saleh_Historical%20Origins%20of%20Inter-Religion%20differences.pdf Historical Origins of Inter-Religion Differences: Evidence from 19th and 20th Century Egypt] University of Southern California, Dept of Economics, dissertation proposal.</small>
*Saleh, Mohamed. 2011. [http://eh.net/eha/system/files/Saleh_0.pdf The Reluctant Transformation: Modernization, Religion, and Human Capital in Nineteenth Century Egypt. working paper, Univ of Southern California.]</small>
* Cuno, Kenneth M., and Reimer, Michael J. 1997. [http://www.jstor.org/pss/195772 The Census Registers of Nineteenth-Century Egypt: A New Source for Social Historians.] ''British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies'' 24:2. 193–216. (on JSTOR)</small>
* Fargues, Philippe. [http://books.google.com/books?id=5m4pQSQuLM8C&lpg=PA25&ots=xP_fM2PmTz&dq=1848%20egyptian%20census&pg=PA26#v=onepage&q=1848%20egyptian%20census&f=false Family and household in mid-nineeenth century Cairo.] In Doumani, Beshara, ed. ''Family history in the Middle East: household, property, and gender''</small>


'''Related to [[Paul Meier]] article''', for expansion
* ASA resources
* [https://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2012/onlineprogram/ActivityDetails.cfm?SessionID=207981 Memorial session at ASA's JSM 2012]
* on Egyptian censuses: [http://books.google.com/books?id=i9zMIomea-8C&lpg=PA150&ots=wrgF6NcTST&dq=1848%20egyptian%20census&pg=PA150#v=onepage&q=1848%20egyptian%20census&f=false] and [http://eh.net/eha/system/files/Saleh.pdf]
* [http://www.barkerstats.com/PDFs/Meier/Meier-History.pdf List of sources], with thanks to Chris Barker
* <small>Saleh, Mohamed. [http://www.luc.edu/orgs/meea/volume12/PDFS/Saleh_Historical%20Origins%20of%20Inter-Religion%20differences.pdf Historical Origins of Inter-Religion Differences: Evidence from 19th and 20th Century Egypt] University of Southern California, Dept of Economics, dissertation proposal.</small>
* [http://www.barkerstats.com/PDFs/Meier/Meier-salk-trial.pdf The 1954 Field Trial of the Salk Poliomyelitis Vaccine], by Meier
*<small>Saleh, Mohamed. 2011. [http://eh.net/eha/system/files/Saleh_0.pdf The Reluctant Transformation: Modernization, Religion, and Human Capital in Nineteenth Century Egypt. working paper, Univ of Southern California.]</small>
* [http://www.barkerstats.com/PDFs/Meier/Society-Clinical-Trials-Meier-Cutter-Incident-History.pdf Paul Meier’s Role in the Discovery and Evaluation of The Cutter Incident], by Chris Barker, re Polio Vaccine Safety
* <small>Cuno, Kenneth M., and Reimer, Michael J. 1997. [http://www.jstor.org/pss/195772 The Census Registers of Nineteenth-Century Egypt: A New Source for Social Historians.] ''British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies'' 24:2. 193–216. (on JSTOR)</small>
* [http://www.barkerstats.com/PDFs/Meier/Meier-Safety-Testing-Science-1957.pdf Safety Testing of Poliomyelitis Vaccine], by Meier (1957)
* <small>Fargues, Philippe. [http://books.google.com/books?id=5m4pQSQuLM8C&lpg=PA25&ots=xP_fM2PmTz&dq=1848%20egyptian%20census&pg=PA26#v=onepage&q=1848%20egyptian%20census&f=false Family and household in mid-nineeenth century Cairo.] In Doumani, Beshara, ed. ''Family history in the Middle East: household, property, and gender''</small>


'''Others'''
===== Cited above =====
* [https://www.openintro.org/stat/textbook.php OpenIntro Statistics textbooks]
{{Reflist}}
* Dictionary of epidemiology [http://irea.ir/files/site1/pages/dictionary.pdf]


== Outcomes ==
== Outcomes ==
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=== Articles expanded ===
=== Articles expanded ===
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== Attendees ==
[[Category:Wikipedia meetups in September 2021|Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:Wikimedia DC Meetups 2021]]
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=== Previous statistics editathon events ===
=== Previous statistics editathon events ===
* [[WP:Meetup/DC/Statistics Edit-a-thon]] from 2013, the International Year of Statistics
* [[WP:Meetup/DC/Statistics Edit-a-thon]] from 2013, the International Year of Statistics
* [[WP:Meetup/DC/Statistics2017]] from 2017
* [[WP:Meetup/DC/Statistics2017]] from 2017
* The next one, in 2022: [[WP:Meetup/DC/HistofStats2022]]

Latest revision as of 17:05, 16 June 2022

At the History of Statistics Edit-a-thon we'll work on articles related to the history of the field of statistics and statistical activities such as censuses and surveys. This event is presented by the American Statistical Association with support from Wikimedia DC.
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  • When: Friday, September 10, 2021, from 3-5pm eastern time
  • Where: Online -- Zoom link will be made available to those who register
  • Organizers
History of Statistics interest group of American Statistical Association
Peter Meyer and Ariel Cetrone of Wikimedia DC
Donna Lalonde, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Outreach for the ASA
  • Sign up with Eventbrite
  • Follow-up office hours to discuss/improve/finalize changes. One session will be the next Friday, Sept 17, from 3-4pm eastern time
WikiProject Statistics icon
from the historic Iris flower data set
Previous stats editathon at a library

Schedule

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  • 15:00 Tune in together online, sign in, mutual introductions, experienced editors can start editing
  • 15:15 Presentation to new editors: Wikipedia structure, policies and editing training
  • 17:00 Wrap up

FAQ

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Do I have to register to attend?

Please register ahead of time using Eventbrite

Do I have to be a Wikipedia editor already?

No. Newcomers are welcome. Editing training will be provided. Please try to create a Wikipedia username ahead of time if you don't already have one. You may do so HERE using the outreach dashboard page for this event.

What will be included in the Wikipedia editing training?

Training for new editors will cover most of the following topics

Wikimedia overview

Wikipedia Policies

Sign Up/Register

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Register using Eventbrite.

Once registered, go to the event's dashboard page. New editors, select 'Sign up', existing editors, select 'Log in'.

Article work list

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IMPORTANT: Use this page to find articles and useful sources. Use the dashboard to reserve your article before you begin. To reserve your article:

  1. Go to the dashboard. Ensure that you are logged in.
  2. Select the 'Articles' tab
  3. Select 'Available Articles' (right side)
  4. Use the purple button to select your article. This adds it to a section called 'My Articles'
  5. Select 'Article' hyperlink under the article name to open the article
  6. Select 'edit' to editor an existing article and create (top right) to start a new article

Articles for creation Numbers = potential sources

Past presidents, American Statistical Association (Full list of red and blue links, with years of service, is also available here)

Be sure the add the following categories where applicable: 

[[Category:American statisticians]] [[Category:Fellows of the American Statistical Association]] [[Category:Presidents of the American Statistical Association]] [[Category:Living people]]
  • James F. Holmes, former acting Census Bureau director, [33]
  • Washington Statistical Society based on historical info on the WSS
  • Analysis of variance table -- a new article could explain how to interpret one. Analysis of variance and Mixed-design analysis of variance refer to such tables, without a full clear explanation. Bring sources for this.
  • International Statistical Congress based on Randeraad, Nico (January 2011). "The International Statistical Congress (1853—1876): Knowledge Transfers and their Limits". European History Quarterly. 41 (1): 50–65. doi:10.1177/0265691410385759.

Existing articles for improvement

Biographies

Concepts, terms, events, organizations

Other sources

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ASA resources

Related to Egyptian census

Related to Paul Meier article, for expansion

Others

Outcomes

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Articles created

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Articles expanded

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Previous statistics editathon events

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