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Can collaborate with some mix of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistics_Without_Borders_%28SWB%29 Statistics Without Borders], International Statistical Year, ASA (American Statistical Assocation), and WSS (Washington Statistical Society). Peter Meyer and Justin Fisher can run it. Can advertise on [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Statistics]]. Can broadcast to WSS (perhaps 900 members), we expect, and to Statistics Without Borders (700 people, mostly not local). Can broadcast to Statipedians (~100).
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Can collaborate with some mix of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistics_Without_Borders_%28SWB%29 Statistics Without Borders], [http://www.statistics2013.org/ Statistics2013, the International Year of Statistics], [http://www.amstat.org/ ASA (American Statistical Assocation), and [http://washstat.org/ WSS] (Washington Statistical Society). Peter Meyer and Justin Fisher can run it.
   
 
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* we anticipate that wiki-DC can sponsor some refreshments and materials.
  
* we anticipate that wiki-DC can sponsor some refreshments and materials.
 
* how do we get the wireless equipment and make it work?
  
* how do we get the wireless equipment and make it work?
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== Publicity ==
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* Statistics2013/ASA contact info: they may help us identify interested people: http://www.amstat.org/newsroom/pressreleases/ASA_Statistics2013_Launch.pdf
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* Can advertise on [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Statistics]].
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* Can broadcast to WSS (perhaps 900 members), we expect.
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* Can broadcast to Statistics Without Borders (700 people, mostly not local).
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* Can broadcast to Statipedians (~100).
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* Data Science Meetup or R meetup may coordinate with us

Revision as of 23:32, 7 February 2013

Can collaborate with some mix of Statistics Without Borders, Statistics2013, the International Year of Statistics, ASA (American Statistical Assocation), and [http://washstat.org/ WSS (Washington Statistical Society). Peter Meyer and Justin Fisher can run it.

Agenda

  • training for newbies
  • tour or talk? some activity. Description of WikiData would be good. Anything User:Ram-Man can tell us about how he uploaded Census data for 2000 would be good. Perhaps Justin can describe his experience teaching survey stats in North Korea. (No kidding.)
  • Adding/updating particular pages

Location and timing

  • The MLK library is convenient for hosts Peter and Justin. Peter will need to confirm: (1) that we can have good net access there; (2) that we can have refreshments there; (3) that we could give little talks there in a way that didn't bother people elsewhere in the library.
  • There are other possible locations: Tenleytown library; wiki-DC conference room; a room at a coffee shop/restaurant. Would want to have room for 20+ people. Peter will gather advice from the wiki-dc board.
  • On a Saturday afternoon, we think. (Alternative: evening.) Possibly as soon as late March, more likely April.

Other background and issues

Possible icon for advertising this event: Histogram of sepal widths for Iris versicolor from Fisher's flower data set, with superimposed best-fitting normal distribution.
  • Background: Ah! Some people wrote: How to run an edit-a-thon
  • we anticipate that wiki-DC can sponsor some refreshments and materials.
  • how do we get the wireless equipment and make it work?

Publicity

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