User:Econterms/Possible statistics edit-a-thon

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

• Statistics Without Borders (SWB)
• We can commit to create an article for the Washington Statistical Society -- it would be great to use that as a draw for its members. Historical info on the WSS: http://washstat.org/wsshist.html. Statipedia says it has 900 members, source unknown.
• American Statistical Association (any update appropriate?)
• Morris Hansen article could refer to Hansen Lecture

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.

• * Contact to Patrick Timony at DC MLK public library: http://www.dclibrary.org/node/32825

• 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.
• Or at WSS in Alexandria?
• 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

• Statistics2013/ASA contact info: they may help us identify interested people: http://www.amstat.org/newsroom/pressreleases/ASA_Statistics2013_Launch.pdf
• Can advertise on Wikipedia:WikiProject Statistics.
• Can broadcast to WSS (perhaps 900 members), we expect.
• Can broadcast to Statistics Without Borders (700 people, mostly not local).
• Can broadcast to Statipedians (~100).
• Data Science Meetup or R meetup may coordinate with us