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Petition asking Puerto Rican government to reconsider their proposal to eliminate its independent statistical agency

  • 1.  Petition asking Puerto Rican government to reconsider their proposal to eliminate its independent statistical agency

    Posted 01-30-2018 10:53

    Dear colleagues,

    Please consider signing this petition asking the Puerto Rican government to reconsider their proposal to eliminate its independent statistical agency:

    https://www.change.org/p/puerto-rico-legislature-and-governor-ricardo-rossell%C3%B3-put-the-facts-first-governor-rossell%C3%B3-for-a-better-puerto-rico

    Best wishes,
    Rafael



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    Rafael Irizarry
    Professor
    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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  • 2.  RE: Petition asking Puerto Rican government to reconsider their proposal to eliminate its independent statistical agency

    Posted 02-01-2018 13:37
    Dear All, 

    To follow up Rafael's message, you can read more about the proposal to eliminate Puerto Rico's Independent Statistical Agency here: http://www.amstat.org/ASA/News/Puerto-Rico-Government-Considers-Eliminating-Statistical-Agency.aspx. This op-ed was also just posted to the Scientific American website: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/why-is-puerto-rico-dismantling-its-institute-of-statistics/. 

    There have been reports that the Puerto Rico Senate may forego hearings and vote on the proposal on Wednesday. 1,140 people had signed the petition last I checked. I hope you will add your name to support objective and trustworthy statistics for Puerto Rico:https://www.change.org/p/puerto-rico-legislature-and-governor-ricardo-rosselló-put-the-facts-first-governor-rosselló-for-a-better-puerto-rico. 

    Best Wishes,
    Steve

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    Steve Pierson
    Director of Science Policy
    American Statistical Association
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