Kahadawala Cooray, Central Michigan University
Phyllis Curtiss, Grand Valley State University
John Daniels, Central Michigan University
Felix Famoye*, Central Michigan University
Daniel Frobish, Grand Valley State University
Tisha Hooks, Winona State University
John Holcomb*, Cleveland State University
Soon Hong, Grand Valley State University
Jennifer Kaplan, Michigan State University
Carl Lee*, Central Michigan University (chair)
Christopher Malone*, Winona State University
James Mentele, Central Michigan University Research Corporation
Tim Rey, Dow Chemical Company
Gerald Shoultz, Grand Valley State University
Nathan Tintle*, Hope College
Jeff Witmer*, Oberlin College
Four winning and four honorable mention projects were selected for the 2009 Undergraduate Statistics Project Competition (USPROC), sponsored by the Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (CAUSE). The top four winners and their project advisers were invited to the award ceremony and asked to present their winning projects at the 2009 U.S. Conference on Teaching Statistics (USCOTS). The awards for the winning projects included a cash prize and plaque. The winning students’ departments also received a plaque.
The 2009 USPROC winners include the following:
First Place
Gerald Haun and Adrienne Gallo, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, for “Hierarchical Linear Modeling of the Effects of Self-Reflection Strategies on Mood”
Faculty Sponsor: Ralph M. Turner
Second Place
Chee Lee, St. Olaf College, for “Random Forest to Predict a Complete Operon Map of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genome”
Faculty Sponsor: Paul Roback
Third Place
Kinjal Basu and Sujayam Saha, Indian Statistical Institute, for “Estimation of Allele Frequencies from Quantitative Trait Data”
Faculty Sponsors: Saurabh Ghosh and Anil Kr.Ghosh
Fourth Place
Victor Louie and Maykel Vosoughiazad, University of California, Los Angeles, for “Recent Trends in Methane: A Spacio-Temporal Analysis”
Faculty Sponsors: Nicolas Christou and Dave Zes
The purpose of USPROC is to encourage the development of data analysis skills, enhance presentation skills, and recognize outstanding work by undergraduate statistics students. USPROC is a biennial competition open to any undergraduate student globally. Project topics must involve statistical applications using data. The criteria for project evaluation include appropriateness of data collection, data analysis and conclusion, clarity of presentation, and originality and importance of the topics.
The USPROC committee is planning for the 2011 competition. Click here for more information.
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