American Statistical Association

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The American Statistical Association (ASA) is a scientific and educational society in the United States with the stated mission to promote excellence in the application of statistical science across the wealth of human endeavor.

The ASA is the second oldest professional association in the United States (after the American Philosophical Society). It was founded in Boston, Massachusetts on November 27, 1839.

The ASA publishes several scientific journals:

• Journal of the American Statistical Association (JASA)
• The American Statistician (TAS)
• Journal of Business & Economic Statistics (JBES)
• Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics (JABES)
• Journal of Computational & Graphical Statistics (JCGS)
• Technometrics (TECH)

Online-only journals:

• Journal of Statistics Education (JSE)
• Journal of Statistical Software (JSS)

[edit] External links

• American Statistical Association
• The ASA: the First 160 years by Robert L. Mason
• MacTutor: American Statistical Association