Congratulations to Yuqi Chen, the winner of the ASA’s Trivia Challenge for the third and final quarter! Thanks to all who played and helped us celebrate our 175 Anniversary.
Congratulations to John McKenzie, winner of the ASA’s Trivia Challenge for the second quarter!
The ASA’s Trivia Challenge is a fun way to read Amstat News and learn about the ASA. Every month, there will be three questions asked here, with the answers scattered throughout the magazine. Search for those answers while you’re reading the issue and input your answers on the 175 website. Whoever has the most correct answers at the end of each quarter will be entered into a drawing to win a 175th anniversary T-shirt!
August 2014
1. Nat Schenker has visited several ASA chapters this year. They include:
A. Nevada, Southern California, Florida, and Connecticut
B. Philadelphia, Southern California, Albany, and Rhode Island
C. Boston, Florida, Connecticut, and Buffalo-Niagara
D. Nevada, Philadelphia, Albany, and Montréal
2. The key factor in being elected a Fellow of the ASA is the quality of the:
A. Individual’s academic score
B. Individual’s contributions
C. Nomination packet
D. Individual’s activity in an ASA chapter
3. The first-place prize for the grades 10-12 poster went to Nazhath Sulthana and Sadie Wallner from Joplin High School. This is a special achievement because the school the students attended was destroyed in a fire.
True
False
September 2014
1. In what year did the ASA launch STATtr@k:
A. 2010
B. 2012
C. 2009
D. 2011
2. Where was the inaugural Five College DataFest held?
A. University of California at Los Angeles
B. Pennsylvania State University
C. University of Masschusetts, Amherst
D. Duke University
3. According to statistics and biostatistics degree data from the National Center for Education Statistics, master’s degrees saw an 18% increase over 2012.
True
False
October 2014
1. The official number of JSM 2014 attendees is:
A. 6,203
B. 7,022
C. 5,789
D. 6,809
2 In October 2002, which ASA Chapter hosted its first Statistics Career Day?
A. Boston Chapter
B. New York City Metropolitan Area Chapter
C. Northwest Ohio Chapter
D. Central Indiana Chapter
3. ASA recently launched a new journal, titled Statistics and Public Relations.
True
False
This quarter’s winner will be announced in the November issue.
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