User:Econterms/Possible statistics edit-a-thon
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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.
- 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
- 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