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Earlier this fall, the USDA announced plans to move two statistical agencies it relies on for data to offices outside Washington D.C. Scientists, economists and statisticians were among those protesting the move when it was first announced, suggesting the move would be detrimental to USDA science-based mission. Their concerns seems to have made no headway as the USDA still plans to move the agencies including the Economic Research Service outside D.C. The American Statistical Association recently issued a statement criticizing the decision with ASA president Lisa LaVange saying the move “undermines evidence based policymaking in the food, agriculture and rural sectors of our economy and society”.
In this episode of Stats and Stories, Rosemary Pennington is joined by regular panelists John Bailer chair of Miami statistics department and Richard Campbell of media, journalism and film. Their guests are ASA president Lisa LaVange and ASA Executive Director Ron Wasserstein.
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