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Activity Number: 230
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Consulting
Abstract - #307818
Title: Volunteerism in the ASA
Author(s): David Banks*+
Companies: Duke University
Address: ISDS Box 90251, Durham, NC, 27708,
Keywords: volunteers ; survey ; Darfur ; education
Abstract:

In 2005 the ASA established a Special Interest Group on Statistical Volunteerism. That group undertook pro bono projects in a number of areas, such as survey designs for Darfur, development of curricula for developing nations, and analyzing data from the Innocence Project. Not all of the efforts led to successful projects, but often things worked well. This talk describes the accomplishments, the obstacles, and the possibilities for the future.

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