MyWiki:Meetup/DC/Statistics Edit-a-thon

At the Statistics Edit-a-thon we'll work on articles related to the field of statistics and statistical activities such as censuses and surveys. The Wikimedia-DC chapter is running it, with the support of the American Statistical Association, as part of the International Year of Statistics. We'll train anyone new to Wikipedia. When: Sunday, December 8 from 2 – 5 PM. Where: Digital Commons Room 5 at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (9th & G Streets NW, Washington DC; Gallery Place Metro Station) In the metro station take the 9th St exit and the library will be just across the intersection diagonally To find our room turn left once in the library. We're in a small glass-walled room on the main floor, and will expand into others as needed. We can chat quietly. Our room is not enclosed, and we can't have food there. Organizers Peter Meyer, Wikimedia DC (and economist/programmer) Justin Fisher, Chair of Statistics Without Borders James Hare, President of Wikimedia DC Sign up below by editing this page, or at the meetup.com page Virtual/remote attendees: please coordinate with us by the Etherpad link below Joint Etherpad: http://notes.wikimediadc.org/p/Stats2013 Photos and reports: in Commons in this category and others below WikiProject Statistics icon from the historic Iris flower data set Editors working hard

At the Statistics Edit-a-thon, Wikipedians edit on 8 December 2013 in the Digital Commons Room 5 at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (9th & G Streets NW, Washington DC; Gallery Place Metro Station)

Schedule

Kicking off the meeting

• 2pm: Arrive, chat quietly, experienced editors start editing
• 2-2:30: Introductions to one another, and brief presentation of some background materials to use (and, keep editing as you like)
• 2:30-3ish: Intro to editing, for anyone new to it -- brief presentation, then one-on-one
• 3-4:45: Editing, reading, chatting. Brief talks?
• 5 must depart

In the event, extreme weather made the library officials shut down the whole place around 3:45 and we went across the street to the National Portrait Gallery which turned out to be entirely fine and fun and we continued past 5:30.

FAQ

Do I have to register to attend, or can I just arrive on the day?

Because of space limits, please RSVP in advance if possible. Yes, you can just show up on the date.

Do I have to be a Wikipedia editor already?

No, this event is open to everyone. We can show you the basics of how to edit. We'll refer to these:

How to edit Wikipedia

• Cheatsheet
• Wikipedia:Featured Articles
• Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines
• Help:Getting started
• Wikipedia:Starting an article
• Intro to Wikipedia Slides

What if I get hungry?

If we can, we'll bring snacks. If we can't, there are nearby restaurants.

THERE ARE NO SNACKS AT THIS EVENT - INFO UPDATED AT 3:12PM

What should I bring?

• A laptop computer
• Optionally, materials to incorporate into Wikipedia articles

Can I arrive late? Or leave early? Or stay late?

Arrive any time, and we won't lock anyone in! But the library really closes at 5.

Sign Up

Attending

Thanks to all for showing up.

At the Statistics Edit-a-thon, a Wikipedian provides guidiance to other Wikipedians to improve an article.

1. econterms (talk) 15:41, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
2. Geraldshields11 (talk) 16:22, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
3. Fisherjs (talk) 00:28, 7 November 2013 (UTC)
4. Sarasays (talk) 14:19, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
5. RoseForte
6. Fuzheado | Talk 20:01, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
7. Second half-- coming from another event. Djembayz (talk) 23:11, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
8. Chandler wiland
9. Tarantij (talk) 19:58, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
10. wwrh123

Maybe

1. Ddelacer
2. - tucoxn\^talk 21:50, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
3. Mike Messner

Participating remotely

1. lkennedy

Apologies

1. Clarkefreak ∞ 16:41, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
2. Weather was gross and I had other things going on (foraging for food, &c.). --MZMcBride (talk) 01:47, 9 December 2013 (UTC)

To do list

Tag statistics articles for WikiProject Statistics on the talk page

{{WikiProject Statistics | class = | importance = }}

Existing articles to edit

• expand Census in Egypt with sources on 1848 Census listed below
• Statistics Without Borders (any update appropriate?)
• American Statistical Association (any update appropriate?)
• Morris H. Hansen article could refer to Hansen Lecture and include his picture and Census-history details from [1]
• Improve any of the biographies in this List of statisticians
• Topics discussed and suggested at WikiProject Statistics and its talk page
• Topics suggested by the Statistics 2013: International Year of Statistics site
• for ideas see also the very nice Statistics portal
• Analysis of variance could be expressed more simply
• add more here!

Potential new articles

• International Statistical Congress based on
• Washington Statistical Society based on historical info on the WSS
• Create articles where red links exists on this List of presidents of the American Statistical Association. (Some links to references are available.)

Perhaps especially:

• Katherine K. Wallman, now Chief Statistician of the U.S.
• Fritz J. Scheuren, noted author and active in the WSS
• Margaret E. Martin, economist/statistician at Bureau of the Budget and influential on U.S. economic statistics ; one source is her obit in the Washington Post
• Isador Lubin who was also notable as a Commissioner of BLS
• Janet L. Norwood
• Helen M. Walker
• Lynne Billard

• Same for R. A. Fisher Lectureship#R. A. Fisher Lecturers
• Statipedia?!? (not yet notable, but we can discuss it)
• Analysis of variance table -- an article could explain how to interpret one. Analysis of variance and Mixed-design analysis of variance refer to such tables, without a full clear explanation. We'll have a book with some info.
• add more here!

Resources to use and cite

• on Egyptian censuses: [2] and [3]
• Saleh, Mohamed. Historical Origins of Inter-Religion Differences: Evidence from 19th and 20th Century Egypt University of Southern California, Dept of Economics, dissertation proposal.
• Saleh, Mohamed. 2011. The Reluctant Transformation: Modernization, Religion, and Human Capital in Nineteenth Century Egypt. working paper, Univ of Southern California.
• Cuno, Kenneth M., and Reimer, Michael J. 1997. The Census Registers of Nineteenth-Century Egypt: A New Source for Social Historians. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 24:2. 193–216. (on JSTOR)
• Fargues, Philippe. Family and household in mid-nineeenth century Cairo. In Doumani, Beshara, ed. Family history in the Middle East: household, property, and gender
• Books on the US Census and related history and controversies by Margo Anderson, Stephen Fienberg, and Hyman Alterman, available at the library or brought to the library
• add more here!

Outcomes

Articles created

• Isador Lubin -- econterms (talk) 22:37, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
• Lynne Billard, created by Sarasays (talk) 22:39, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
• S. N. D. North, by J Fisher
• Katherine Wallman, by Fisherjs, econterms, Djembayz

Articles expanded

• Harold Hotelling - added his papers. Djembayz (talk) 05:07, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
• Added picture File:Richard Fletcher ASA.jpg to Richard Fletcher. Harej (talk) 19:51, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
• Censuses of Egypt -- econterms (talk) 22:37, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
• Articles expanded by Geraldshields11 (talk) 22:46, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
  • Loro Piana ‎
  • Sears
  • Asprey
  • Garrard & Co
  • Bali Package of World Trade Organization ‎
  • World Trade Organization
  • Alexander Bittelman