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Revision as of 13:09, 8 September 2021

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

  • 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

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

You may register using Eventbrite.

Article work list

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]]
  • 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

[37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50]

Resources to use and cite

  • OpenIntro Statistics textbooks [52] Here's the formatting for using this as a reference (go to edit view to copy & paste the full reference):

[19]

  • Here's a PDF of a dictionary of epidemiology (click on the reference to copy & paste the full reference).[20]
Cited above
  1. ^ "Margaret E. Martin". Microsoft Academic Search. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  2. ^ "Margaret Martin: A Leader in the Federal Statistical System". Amstat News. 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  3. ^ "Discussion - Margaret E. Martin, Committee on National Statistics" (PDF), American Statistics Association, Online Proceedings of the Survey Research Methods Section, 1982, retrieved 2013-12-05
  4. ^ "Research by Author: Norwood, Janet L." The Urban Institute. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  5. ^ "Janet Norwood - International Statistical Institute". ZoomInfo.
  6. ^ "Janet L. Norwood" (National Academy of Public Administration). Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  7. ^ "Janet L. Norwood - Executive Bio, Compensation History, and Contacts". Equilar Atlas. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  8. ^ "Janet L. Norwood Award - About the Award". Retrieved 2013-12-07.
  9. ^ "Janet Norwood: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  10. ^ "Janet L. Norwood Award Events". Section on Statistical Genetics, School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  11. ^ "Janet Norwood (1923- ), A Pioneer and an Inspiration" (PDF), AMSTAT News, pp. 12–13, Sep 2005, retrieved 2013-12-05
  12. ^ "Helen M. Walker, 1891-1983". Statisticians in History, American Statistical Association. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  13. ^ Rice, Marti H; William M Stallings (April 1987). "Helen M. Walker: Influential in 1929 and Still Cited Today". ERIC. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  14. ^ "Helen Walker, 91, First Woman To Head U.S. Statistical Group". The New York Times. p. 6.
  15. ^ "Helen M. Walker Scholarship Fund in Statistics". Teachers College, Columbia University - Scholarship Library. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  16. ^ Flurry, Allan. "UGA's Lynne Billard selected for Florence Nightingale David Award". University of Georgia Today. Vol. October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  17. ^ Billiard, Lynne (September 1991). "The Past, Present, and Future of Academic Women in the Mathematical Sciences". AMS Notices. 38 (7): 707–714. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
  18. ^ "Professors Kathy Ensor (with daughter) , Rice University, Lori Thombs, University of South Carolina and Lynne Billard, University of Georgia, 1993". Retrieved 2013-12-07.
  19. ^ Diez, David M; Barr, Christopher D; Cetinkaya-Rundel, Mine (2017). OpenIntro Statistics (3rd ed.). OpenIntro. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  20. ^ Porta, Miquel, ed. (2014). A dictionary of epidemiology (PDF). International Epidemiological Association (6th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199976720. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

Outcomes

Articles created

Articles expanded

Attendees


Previous statistics editathon events

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