The Statistical Computing Section announces the competition for the John M. Chambers Statistical Software Award, an annual prize for statistical software written by an undergraduate or graduate student.
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Student Competition: Can You Improve a Process?
The Section on Quality and Productivity (Q&P) is pleased to announce a student team competition. The goal of the contest is to enhance the statistical expertise of students who are interested in a challenge and want to apply their training in statistical thinking and process improvement to a realistic situation. Students who compete will have the opportunity to develop their statistical talents and increase their marketability in the work force.
Submissions Wanted for Student Paper Award
The Section on Statistics and the Environment is sponsoring a student paper competition on environmental statistics.
Candidates Sought for Paper Contest
The Section on Bayesian Statistical Science announces its 2010 student paper competition. Winners of the competition will receive partial support for attending the 2010 Joint Statistical Meetings in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Two Named ‘Significant’ Winners
Richard A. Forshee and Mark O. Walderhaug, both of the FDA, were recently named winners of the “Statistical Significance” poster competition, a unique contest conducted by the ASA Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee during this year’s Joint Statistical Meetings in Washington, DC.
Project Competition Sees 47% Increase in Entries
The Southern California Chapter held its fourth annual Project Competition for AP Statistics Students on May 30 at the City of Hope Cancer Center in Duarte, California. The competition attracted 47 teams from seven schools—a 47% increase in entries from last year.