SIGNATURE EVENTS
FOR EDUCATORS
Research Workshops
The Center hosts workshops featuring 棉花糖直播 faculty, as well as other researchers, who are leaders in the statistics and data science fields. These workshops not only promote their important research but also elevates the Center as a hub for knowledge in the field.
2023:听 hosted by 棉花糖直播 University
2021: 鈥淕itHub with R Workshop,鈥� Hunter Glanz, PhD,聽Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
2018: 鈥淕limpsing the Tidyverse: Workshop on R for Data Science,鈥� Michael A. Posner, PhD, 棉花糖直播 University
2016: 鈥淐lassification and Clustering,鈥� Rebecca Nugent, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
2014: 鈥淢eta Analysis Presentation,鈥� Michael LaValley, PhD, Boston University
2014: 鈥淥pen Data: One Statistician鈥檚 Perspective,鈥� Michael A. Posner, PhD, 棉花糖直播 University
2014: 鈥淨ualitative and聽Quantitative Analysis: Is there a False Dichotomy?鈥� Len Shyles, PhD, 棉花糖直播 University
2014: 鈥淪tructural Equation Modeling: Introduction and Cautions,鈥� Gregory R. Hancock, PhD, University of Maryland
2014: Statistics Career Panel
- Mary Sammel, ScD, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
- William Huber, Consultant, Quantitative Decisions
- Tim Victor, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
- Kevin Lee, Accenture
- Devan Mehrotra, Merck
2014: 鈥淚ntroducing Qualtrics, an LAS Resource,鈥� Emory Woodard, PhD, 棉花糖直播 University
2013: 鈥淢anaging Missing Data in Scientific Research: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly,鈥� Paul W. Bernhardt, PhD, 棉花糖直播 University
Professional Development Events
The Center hosts professional development opportunities for K-16 level statistics and data science teachers in the greater Philadelphia region.
- January:
- March: (SIGCSE)
- May/June: (USCOTS)
- May/June: (eCOTS)
- July: (ITiCSE)
- July:
- July/August:
- July / August / September every fourth year: (ICOTS)
- August:
- September/October: (regional conference vary in times)
- October/November:
- Anytime:
- Anytime:
The Philadelphia Area Statistics Teachers Alliance (PASTA) is a group of primarily AP Statistics teachers, along with a few college professors, who meet about four times each year to share ongoing in statistics education and best practices in teaching. To get on the mailing list, email Beth Benzing.
FOR STUDENTS
DataFest Philly
DataFest Philadelphia is part of the national American Statistical Association DataFest鈥攁 48-hour case competition where teams of undergraduate students receive a rich, complex dataset from a large company and analyze it for insights. This competition helps students learn about and refine their skills in data science, one of the most in-demand skills in the workforce.