Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/HistofStats2021

Schedule

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  • 15:00 Tune in together online, sign in, mutual introductions, experienced editors can start editing
  • 15:15 Presentation to new editors: Wikipedia structure, policies and editing training
  • 17:00 Wrap up

Do I have to register to attend?

Please register ahead of time using Eventbrite

Do I have to be a Wikipedia editor already?

No. Newcomers are welcome. Editing training will be provided. Please try to create a Wikipedia username ahead of time if you don't already have one. You may do so HERE using the outreach dashboard page for this event.

What will be included in the Wikipedia editing training?

Training for new editors will cover most of the following topics

Wikimedia overview

Wikipedia Policies

Sign Up/Register

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Register using Eventbrite.

Once registered, go to the event's dashboard page. New editors, select 'Sign up', existing editors, select 'Log in'.

Article work list

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IMPORTANT: Use this page to find articles and useful sources. Use the dashboard to reserve your article before you begin. To reserve your article:

  1. Go to the dashboard. Ensure that you are logged in.
  2. Select the 'Articles' tab
  3. Select 'Available Articles' (right side)
  4. Use the purple button to select your article. This adds it to a section called 'My Articles'
  5. Select 'Article' hyperlink under the article name to open the article
  6. Select 'edit' to editor an existing article and create (top right) to start a new article

Articles for creation Numbers = potential sources

Past presidents, American Statistical Association (Full list of red and blue links, with years of service, is also available here)

Be sure the add the following categories where applicable:

[[Category:American statisticians]] [[Category:Fellows of the American Statistical Association]] [[Category:Presidents of the American Statistical Association]] [[Category:Living people]]
  • James F. Holmes, former acting Census Bureau director, [33]
  • Washington Statistical Society based on historical info on the WSS
  • Analysis of variance table -- a new 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. Bring sources for this.
  • International Statistical Congress based on Randeraad, Nico (January 2011). "The International Statistical Congress (1853—1876): Knowledge Transfers and their Limits". European History Quarterly. 41 (1): 50–65. doi:10.1177/0265691410385759.

Existing articles for improvement

Biographies

Concepts, terms, events, organizations

Other sources

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ASA resources

Related to Egyptian census

Related to Paul Meier article, for expansion

Others

Outcomes

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Articles created

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Articles expanded

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Previous statistics editathon events

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