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International Year of Statistics


Ag Statistician Goes from NCAA to NASS

October 29, 2013 King Whetstone, National Agricultural Statistics Service

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. 2013 is the International Year of Statistics. As part of this global event, every month this year USDA’s National...

Research and Science

Back to School with Statistics, Join USDA's Virtual Open House

September 19, 2013 Dr. Catherine Woteki, USDA Chief Scientist and Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics

A new academic year is here for millions of students and teachers across the country, and in spirit of the many back to school nights and open houses taking place, I’m encouraging you to explore USDA’s International Year of Statistics Virtual Open House. The International Year of Statistics...

Research and Science

Summer Adventure in Statistics

September 03, 2013 Ben Bellman, National Agricultural Statistics Service

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. 2013 is the International Year of Statistics. As part of this global event, every month this year USDA’s National...

Research and Science

Appeal of Diverse Side of Ag Statistics

August 27, 2013 Troy Joshua, National Agricultural Statistics Service

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. 2013 is the International Year of Statistics. As part of this global event, every month this year USDA’s National...

Research and Science

Keeping NASS Ahead of the Technology Curve

July 30, 2013 Pam Hird, National Agricultural Statistics Service

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. Unlike the math and agricultural statisticians with whom I work daily, I took a completely different career path into the...

Research and Science

Painting American Agriculture by Numbers

July 02, 2013 Virginia Harris, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2013 is the International Year of Statistics. As part of this global event, every month this year USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will profile careers of individuals who are making significant contributions to improve agricultural statistics in the United States. I arrived at my...

Research and Science

Livestock Statistician Knows Data Matter to Many

May 29, 2013 Dan Kerestes, Livestock Branch Chief, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2013 is the International Year of Statistics. As part of this global event, every month this year USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will profile careers of individuals who are making significant contributions to improve agricultural statistics in the United States. Growing up on a...

Research and Science

Bringing Ag Data to Life through Satellite Imagery

April 30, 2013 Rick Mueller, Spatial Analysis Research Section Head, National Agricultural Statistics Service

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA's rich science and research portfolio. 2013 is the International Year of Statistics. As part of this global event, every month this year USDA’s National...

Research and Science Technology

A Statistician's Work is Never Done

March 26, 2013 Barbara Rater, Survey Administration Branch Chief, NASS

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA's rich science and research profile. 2013 is the International Year of Statistics. As part of this global event, every month this year USDA’s National Agricultural...

Research and Science

Surveying America's Farmers Online - An Innovation in Collecting Ag Stats

March 19, 2013 Donald Buysse, Census Section Head, National Agricultural Statistics Service

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA's rich science and research profile. 2013 is the International Year of Statistics. As part of this global event, every month this year USDA’s National Agricultural...

Research and Science
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