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American Statistical Association

A professional organization for statisticians in the United States. It encourages the research and application of statistics in a variety of fields. The ASA also publishes a number of journals to further its work. Established in 1839, it is the second-oldest organization of its type still in existence. It is based in Virginia.

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At the same time, the Committee on Professional Ethics of the American Statistical Association (ASA) addressed the following eight general topic areas relating to ethical guidelines for statistical practice: (a) professionalism; (b) responsibilities for funders, clients, and employers; (c) responsibilities in publications and testimony; (d) responsibilities to research subjects; (e) responsibilities to research team colleagues; (f) responsibilities to other statisticians or statistical practitioners; (g) responsibilities regarding allegations of misconduct; and (h) responsibilities of employers, including organizations, individuals, attorneys, or other clients utilizing statistical practitioners (The American Statistical Association, 1999, p.

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A Fellow of the American Statistical Association and the Australian Mathematical Society, he has published extensively on his research interests, which include cluster and discriminant analyses, image analysis, machine learning, neural networks, and pattern recognition.

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html or by writing to the Julius Shiskin Award Committee, Attn: Monica Clark, American Statistical Association, 732 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-1943.

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He has written over fifty refereed articles and was named a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2006.

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