Journal of the American Statistical Association
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The Journal of the American Statistical Association is the most prestigious journal
Academic journal
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 published by the American Statistical Association
American Statistical Association
The American Statistical Association , is the main professional US organization for statisticians and related professions. It was founded in Boston, Massachusetts on November 27, 1839, and is the second oldest, continuously operating professional society in the United States...

, the main professional body
Professional body
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 for statisticians in the United States
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. It is published four times a year.

It had an impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...

 of 2.063 in 2010, tenth highest in the "Statistics and Probability" category of Journal Citation Reports
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In a 2003 survey of statisticians, the Journal of the American Statistical Association was perceived to have been one of the highest quality journals in statistics.

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