State of ASA's Science Policy

摘要

March marks the one-year anniversary of the creation of the ASA's science policy office. The office is in ramp-up mode, but progress is being made-I hope you have noticed the activity! I would like to use this month's column to review some of the activities of the past year. As a reminder, the guiding principle for ASA science policy is to integrate statisticians into the policymaking process. We also are active advocates for statistics research funding and the federal statistics agencies.rnDuring this first year, the ASA science policy office became active in numerous communities that share ASA interests. Such connections are important because it seldom happens that a single group can achieve its policy objectives alone. On basic research funding, the ASA became active in coalitions that support funding for NIH, NSF, NCHS, the Decennial Census, and STEM education. As ASA President Sally Morton mentions in her column this month, we have signed numerous letters involving this and other issues.