Issue 2.1, Winter 2020

doi:doi:10.1162/99608f92.03f9b00c

From the Editor-in-Chief

2020: A Very Busy Year for Data Science (and for HDSR)

by Xiao-Li Meng

Issue 2.1 / Winter 2020

Panorama

Overviews, Visions, and Debates

Coming to Our Census: How Social Statistics Underpin Our Democracy (and Republic)

by Teresa A. Sullivan

by Margo J. Anderson

Historical Lessons: How Statistics Underpin Our Democracy

by Thomas R. Belin

The U.S. Census as a Crucible for Trust in Government

by Ray Chambers

Should the Census Have More Spine?

by Constance F. Citro

Are We Up to the Challenges of Protecting Federal Statistics?

by Reynolds Farley

The Importance of Census 2020 and the Challenges of Getting a Complete Count

by Howard Hogan

Distrust in the Governments Brings Risk to the Census

by Karen Kafadar

Statisticians’ Role in Ensuring Accuracy and Integrity of Federal Data

by Dudley L. Poston, Jr.

The Decennial Census and Congressional Apportionment

by Dennis Trewin

An Australian Perspective on Teresa Sullivan’s “Coming to Our Census”

“Coming to Our Census: How Social Statistics Underpin Our Democracy (and Republic)”: Author’s Response

by Teresa A. Sullivan

Differential Privacy and Social Science: An Urgent Puzzle

by Daniel L. Oberski and Frauke Kreuter

Should We Trust Algorithms?

by David Spiegelhalter

P-Values on Trial: Selective Reporting of (Best Practice Guides Against) Selective Reporting

by Deborah Mayo

The Research Data Alliance: Benefits and Challenges of Building a Community Organization

by Francine Berman and Merce Crosas

An interview with Francine Berman by Mercè Crosas

Cornucopia

Impact, Innovation, and Knowledge Transfer

Doing Data Science: A Framework and Case Study

by Sallie Ann Keller, Stephanie S. Shipp, Aaron D. Schroeder, and Gizem Korkmaz

How Confident Are We About Observational Findings in Health Care: A Benchmark Study

by Martijn J. Schuemie, M. Soledad Cepeda, Marc A. Suchard, Jianxiao Yang, Yuxi Tian , Alejandro Schuler, Patrick B. Ryan, David Madigan, and 1 more

Stepping Stones

Learning, Teaching, and Communication

The Role of Academia in Data Science Education

by Rafael A. Irizarry

Milestones and Millstones

Foundations, Theories, and Methods

The Age of Secrecy and Unfairness in Recidivism Prediction

by Cynthia Rudin, Caroline Wang, and Beau Coker

by Shawn D. Bushway

“Nothing Is More Opaque Than Absolute Transparency”: The Use of Prior History to Guide Sentencing

by Alexandra Chouldechova

Transparency and Simplicity in Criminal Risk Assessment

by Sarah L. Desmarais

The Role of Risk Assessment in the Criminal Justice System: Moving Beyond a Return to the Status Quo

by Brandon L. Garrett

Justice in Forensic Algorithms

by Eugenie Jackson and Christina Mendoza

Setting the Record Straight: What the COMPAS Core Risk and Need Assessment Is and Is Not

by Greg Ridgeway

Transparency, Statistics, and Justice System Knowledge Is Essential for Science of Risk Assessment

Broader Issues Surrounding Model Transparency in Criminal Justice Risk Scoring

by Cynthia Rudin, Caroline Wang, and Beau Coker

Diving into Data

Mini Tutorials on Concepts, Methods, and Tools

Column Editor: David Hand

Why Is Data Visualization Important? What Is Important in Data Visualization?

by Antony Unwin

Mining the Past

Brief Histories of Data Science

Column Co-Editors: Stephanie Dick and Christopher J. Phillips

Precision Medicine and Its Imprecise History

by Christopher J. Phillips

Active Industrial Learning

Data Science for Industrial Leaders

Column Co-Editors: Alex Blocker and Katie Malone

When Translation Problems Arise Between Data Scientists and Business Stakeholders, Revisit Your Metrics

by Katie Malone

Effective Policy Learning

Data Science for Policy Making and Makers

Column Co-Editors: Frauke Kreuter and Nancy Potok

Measuring the Gross Domestic Product (GDP): The Ultimate Data Science Project

by Brian C. Moyer and Abe Dunn

Recreations in Randomness

Data Science for Leisure Activities

Column Editor: Mark Glickman

Oscar Seasons: The Intersection of Data and the Academy Awards

by Ben Zauzmer