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  • 1.  International Year of Statistics

    Posted 09-03-2012 18:38

    Dear Members of the Section on Statistical Consulting:

    As an elected representative of this section to the ASA Council of Sections, I signed up our Section on Statistical Consulting to be a participant in the International Year of Statistics http://www.statistics2013.org

    Basically, the ASA and 660 other statistics organizations (including ours) have come together to declare 2013 the "International Year of Statistics," a worldwide celebration and recognition of the contributions of statistical science.

    Below is the August newsletter for the International Year of Statistics. On a semi-related note, since the theme of JSM 2013 in Montreal is "Celebrating the International Year of Statistics", I am organizing a session on current initiatives to build statistical consulting capacity in developing countries. The title of the proposed session is, "Traveling Statisticians: Current Initiatives to Build Statistics Capacity in Developing Countries," and I'm looking for one more speaker. If you think you could give a great talk (~25 minutes) on this topic, please send me an email ASAP. The deadline for submitting invited session proposals is this Thursday.

    August Newsletter:

    Help Get the Word Out

    Please distribute this newsletter to all of your appropriate networks.  You could help more by translating this information into your native language and distributing the translated version to others in your organization who will be helping you promote Statistics 2013 to your members and the public.

    Participation Continues to Grow!

    As of August 24, there are 661 organizations, representing at least 94 countries, signed on as participants in the International Year of Statistics.  Participating organizations include 244 universities, 103 societies, 101 government agencies, 70 businesses, 69 ASA-affiliated entities, 52 secondary schools, and 22 research institutes.  If your organization has not signed on, please do so by going to http://statistics2013.org and clicking on "Join."  Joining creates no obligation, but it does connect you to the worldwide network of organizations and people who are interesting in promoting statistics through the unique opportunity of the International Year of Statistics.

    Follow Us!  Like Us!

    If you want to receive up-to-date information on the International Year of Statistics through Twitter or Facebook, simply go to http://statistics2013.org and click on the appropriate icon at the top of the page.  Follow us on Twitter and be sure to retweet the messages to your followers.  Like or Comment on the Facebook page, and send us suggestions for new content for it.

    Help Us Help You Promote Statistics2013!

    ASA is developing a promotional plan and an accompanying Promotion Tool Kit that participating organizations can customize and use to promote the celebration and their involvement to their constituents and the public in their area or in their country. These promotional resources will encompass things like press releases, an opinion-editorial, print and online banner advertisements, and articles for your organization's website, newsletters or magazine that can be customized with your organization's information and a quote from your volunteer or staff leader. Other promotional items that will be included are electronic versions of the celebration's logo for posting on your organization's website; resources for promoting your organization's participation in Statistics2013 at your annual convention/meeting; and more. We'd like to hear from you about other promotional items you'd like to have included in the International Year of Statistics Promotion Tool Kit. Please email your suggestions, and an electronic sample of the item or a link to it on your organization's website, to Jeff Myers at Jeffrey@amstat.org. By working together to promote the International Year of Statistics we will educate the world about the important contributions statisticians everywhere are making to our global society.

    Link to the International Year of Statistics

    If your organization has not yet posted the International Year of Statistics logo and link to http://statistics2013.org on its website, you do not have to wait for the Promotion Tool Kit to do so.  You will find what you need at http://statistics2013.org/linktous.cfm.

    Activities during 2013

    As your organization plans activities for 2013, send information about the plans to Ron Wasserstein (ron@amstat.org), and we will post the information on the Statistics2013 website. Please consider including the International Year of Statistics logo on your activity's website.

    Speaking of activities, plans are in motion to develop a short video to help launch the International Year of Statistics.  We'll include more information about the video in future newsletters about Statistics2013.

    Statistics2013 Poster

    We need your ideas!  We are developing posters that you can use throughout 2013 to promote the International Year of Statistics . Once created, these posters will be available for download at the Statistics2013 website for everyone to use. 

    At http://www.amstat.org/misc/IYSTATPoster.pdf you will see a concept for a poster.  We need your help to complete this poster! Please send me a note with at least one example of an important contribution statistics has made in your part of the world.  We'll select examples from around the world and highlight them in the "bubbles" on the poster. Then the posters will be made available to your organization for translation into your country's language.  (Please note the placement of the bubbles in the poster concept are for illustration purposes and will be moved to accommodate text length and number of examples.)

    Video Contest

    Please help us to spread the word about the international video contest that will help launch the worldwide celebration of the positive impact of statistical science around the world.  

    We encourage your organization to submit a video of four minutes in length or less that illustrates:

    · how statistics positively impacts the lives  of your country's citizens, improves society, or in general makes the world a better place

    · how statistical thinking can be brought to bear on important issues of our day

    · interesting careers in statistics (tell the world why your job in statistics is so great, or why it is interesting and fun to be a statistician)

    Cash prizes of $250 to $1000 (U.S. dollar) will be awarded for the best videos, with special prizes for the best videos by a person or a group of people 18 years of age or less and the best non-English language video.  (Please provide a written English translation of the video script or incorporate English subtitles into the finished production.)

    Entries will be judged on statistical content and entertainment value. All submissions must be the original design and creation of the entrants and must not infringe on copyrighted materials or productions.  Submissions must be posted on YouTube. Send  a link to the video to Tom Short, chair of the Statistics2013 Video Contest review committee at tshort@jcu.edu, by October 31, 2012.

    Winning and honorable-mention videos will be posted on the International Year of Statistics website throughout 2013.

    How Your Organization Can Celebrate the International Year of Statistics

    I am always asked: "What can my organization do to celebrate the International Year of Statistics?"  I am always ready to offer these suggestions:

    o Have a special conference or add a component about the International Year of Statistics to your annual convention or meeting

    o Hold special workshops or symposia on important topics in statistics in your area

    o Have a "Day of Data" celebration (see examples at http://brown.edu/research/projects/digital-society/news/2012-05/may-18-day-data and http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/mc/page116754.html)

    o Host events or develop materials that promote statistics careers to young people in your area or country

    o Develop new educational materials that help improve some aspect of statistics instruction in your area or country.

    o Spread the word in your area about the positive impact of statistics (get in your local news, write blogs on the web, distribute brochures - whatever works best for your organization)

    o Publish special editions of your newsletters, journals or magazines related to Statistics2013

    o Use the opportunity to create new partnerships and make new friends

    How to Get This Newsletter

    If you are not regularly receiving this monthly newsletter, or if your colleagues would like to receive it, encourage them to go to http://statistics2013.org and click on the "Get the Newsletter" button.

    That's it for now.  Thank you for your support of the International Year of Statistics.

    Thank you! 

    Ron Wasserstein, Executive Director, ASA, on behalf of the International Year of Statistics Steering Committee

    •                    Richard Emsley, International Biometric Society

    •                    Adam Jakubowski, ISI/Bernoulli Society

    •                    Denise Lievesley, Royal Statistical Society

    •                    David Madigan, Institute of Mathematical Statistics

    •                    Vijay Nair, International Statistical Institute

    •                    Sastry Pantula, American Statistical Association

    •                    Ada van Krimpen, International Statistical Institute



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    Eric Vance
    LISA (Virginia Tech's Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis)
    Director and Assistant Research Professor
    Blacksburg VA, United States
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  • 2.  RE:International Year of Statistics

    Posted 09-30-2012 21:42
    Dear Members of the Section on Statistical Consulting:

    It's worth considering how this Section on Statistical Consulting would like to celebrate the International Year of Statistics (Statistics 2013). Any ideas? Below is the latest newsletter that I've been asked to disseminate.

    Here is the latest news about the International Year of Statistics.  Please remember to share this information with your colleagues (and not just departmental colleagues - please share with all those on your campus who love statistics).  Please also remember to send us your news.  Drop a note to Ron Wasserstein at ron@amstat.org, and we will promote your International Year of Statistics activities on the statistics2013.org website.

    Only Three Months to Go!

    Tick, tick, tick!!! That's the sound as time quickly passes by, pushing us closer to Jan. 1 and the start of the International Year of Statistics.

    That also means the time your organization has to prepare to share the news about the International Year of Statistics to internal and external audiences is dwindling as well.

    Now is the time to draft an action plan and develop the essential resources needed to make your organization's Statistics2013 celebration truly memorable.

    Things to consider are:

    • How will you promote Statistics2013 on your website?
    • How will you connect with the public?
    • How will you connect with the media?
    • Are you planning a special event and, if so, how will you promote it?

    As noted in last month's newsletter, Statistics2013 is developing a promotional tool kit for participating organizations that will be available by mid-November. It will provide tools your organization can use to promote the International Year of Statistics to the media and the public. You still will need to promote your organization-specific activities.

    And, remember to let us know what plans your organization has in store so we can add them to the "Activities" list on the Statistics2013 website. Send the information to Ron Wasserstein at ron@amstat.org.

    Kudos for Promoting Statistics2013!

    Last week we emailed all participating organizations a short promotional article and a Statistics2013 logo customized with a special "Participating Organization" tagline for posting to their websites. Many groups already have posted the article and/or the logo online. We want to share a couple of these posts with you:

    • Swedish Statistical Society
    • Weill Cornell Medical College (New York City, New York, United States)
    • Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistics and statistical Bioinformatics (Belgium)
    • Institute of Applied Statistics, Sri Lanka  

    Keep up the great work, everybody!

    If your organization hasn't posted either item yet now is a great time to do so. You'll help build excitement about the International Year of Statistics among your organization's members as well as the public.

    To get copies of the article and the logo contact Jeff Myers, ASA public relations coordinator, atJeffrey@amstat.org.

    Get the Statistics2013 Logo in Your Language

    We have created the International Year of Statistics logo in a few languages-French, Hindi, Mandarin, Portuguese and Spanish).  If you want to use one of these logos, you can download the appropriate version at http://statistics2013.org/logos.cfm and post it on your site.  If you want us to create a logo for your organization in  a specific language, send us the wording in your language for "International Year of Statistics" and for "Participating Organization", and we will make language-specific versions of the logo with each tagline for you.

    We need your statistics public-education, career resources

    Statistics2013 is developing a public website that will feature a range of interesting informational content about statistics, how the work of statisticians impacts our global society as well as careers in statistics.

    We would like to obtain samples of your organization's public-education and career resources-both online and traditional tools-so we can spotlight the information on www.Statistics2013.org during the yearlong observance. Your organization will be credited as the source if your information is posted on the website. Items we would like to receive are your country-specific website links, brochures, videos, photos and more.  Naturally, these items do NOT have to be in English.

    Your organization's informational resources will help give the Statistics2013 website a truly international flavor during the International Year of Statistics! So send us your resources today. The public website will launch Jan. 1.

    Submit your samples to ASA Public Relations Coordinator Jeff Myers at Jeffrey@amstat.org or via regular mail at:

    Jeff Myers                                               

    American Statistical Association

    732 North Washington Street

    Alexandria, VA, USA 22314-1943

     

    Video Contest

    Please help us to spread the word about the international video contest that will help launch the worldwide celebration of the positive impact of statistics.  

     

    We encourage your organization to submit a video of four minutes in length or less that illustrates:

    • how statistics positively impacts the lives of your country's citizens, improves society, or in general makes the world a better place
    • how statistical thinking can be brought to bear on important issues of our day
    • interesting careers in statistics (tell the world why your job in statistics is so great, or why it is interesting and fun to be a statistician)

     

    Cash prizes of $250 to $1,000 (U.S.) will be awarded for the best videos, with special prizes for the best videos by a person or a group of people 18 years of age or less and the best non-English language video.  (Please provide a written English translation of the video script or incorporate English subtitles into the finished production.)

     

    Entries will be judged on statistical content and entertainment value. All submissions must be an original production and creation of the entrants and must not infringe on copyrighted materials or productions.  Submissions must be posted on YouTube.

     

    To enter the competition, simply send a link to your video to Tom Short, chair of the Statistics2013 Video Contest review committee, at tshort@jcu.edu, by October 31, 2012.

     

    Winning and honorable-mention videos will be posted on the International Year of Statistics website throughout 2013.

     

    And Speaking of Video...

    The Statistics2013 Steering Committee and others are developing a video about the importance of Statistics that is aimed at young people, encouraging them to consider Statistics as a career.  We hope to have this video ready for your use by the start of 2013.  We will keep you posted on progress.

     

    Workshop on the Future of Statistical Science Research

    An international organizing committee is developing plans for an invited workshop that will promote the research agenda for Statistics over the next several years.  The workshop is expected to be held in November or December 2013 in London. Again, we will keep you up-to-date on progress of this important International Year of Statistics activity.

     

    Amazing Growth in Statistics2013 Participation Continues!

    As of September 20, 805 organizations representing at least 95 countries have signed on as participants for the International Year of Statistics.  One hundred-forty of these organizations joined in the past month!  If your organization has not signed on, please do so today by going to http://statistics2013.org and clicking on "Join."  Joining creates no obligation, but it does connect you to the worldwide network of organizations and people who will be promoting statistics throughout the International Year of Statistics.

    How to Get This Newsletter

    If you are not regularly receiving this monthly newsletter, or if your colleagues would like to receive it, encourage them to go to http://statistics2013.org and click on "Get the Newsletter".

    That's it for now.  Thank you for your support of the International Year of Statistics!

    Ron Wasserstein, Executive Director, ASA, on behalf of the International Year of Statistics Steering Committee

    •                    Richard Emsley, International Biometric Society

    •                    Adam Jakubowski, ISI/Bernoulli Society

    •                    Denise Lievesley, Royal Statistical Society

    •                    David Madigan, Institute of Mathematical Statistics

    •                    Vijay Nair, International Statistical Institute

    •                    Sastry Pantula, American Statistical Association

    •                    Ada van Krimpen, International Statistical Institute

     



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    Eric Vance
    LISA (Virginia Tech's Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis)
    Director and Assistant Research Professor
    Blacksburg VA, United States
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  • 3.  RE:International Year of Statistics

    Posted 11-01-2012 04:53
    Dear Members of the Section on Statistical Consulting:

    Here is the latest news about the International Year of Statistics.  Please remember to share this information with your colleagues, and don't forget to send in your news.  Drop a note to Ron Wasserstein at ron@amstat.org, and we will promote your International Year of Statistics activities on the statistics2013.org website.

    International Year of Statistics Newsletter - October 25, 2012

    Hungarian Group to Promote Statistics in Unique Setting

    The Hungarian Statistical Association (HSA) will be promoting statistics in a unique setting next year. For a week, HSA will establish a "Statistical Base" at the popular Skanzen Open Air Museum in Szentendre where its statistician members will be stationed in the seven areas representative of Hungary's regions.

    Throughout the setting, HSA members will present posters and statistical leaflets and talk to museum visitors about how statistics impacts their lives. The museum is a symbol of rural Hungary and is a famous attraction for Hungarians and foreign tourists alike. "The choice of the place creates an environment that will hopefully help us to show and prove that statistics are not merely numbers or tables but are rooted in the everyday life of the people," says Éva Laczka, HSA secretary general.

    Tell us about your organization's plans to celebrate the International Year of Statistics and to promote the contributions of statistics to your country's citizens. We'll share your plans with other participating organizations. Please send a summary to ron@amstat.org.

    Kudos to Westat, CAUSE for sponsoring Statistics2013

    When the public-focused website of the International Year of Statistics is unveiled later this year it will include a fun feature titled "A World Without Statistics".

    Sponsored by Westat and the Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education(CAUSE), the monthly website series will explore what the world would be like without statistics. In this featured section a cartoon illustration will picture a scenario of how an aspect of everyday life we take for granted would be adversely affected if statistics were not used. Also, an accompanying short article will elaborate on how statistics contributes to that area and makes our lives easier and better.

    The members of the International Year of Statistics Steering Committee express their gratitude to Westat and CAUSE for supporting Statistics2013 and this powerful website promotional resource.

    If your organization would like to sponsor an International Year of Statistics event or website item, please contact Ron Wasserstein at ron@amstat.org.

    North Maharashtra University becomes the 1,000th participant

    At 12:02pm GMT on Oct. 18, the Department of Statistics at North Maharashtra University (India) became the 1,000th organization to sign up as a participant in the International Year of Statistics. As of today, we have a total of 1,048  organizations that have signed on as participants. Thank you to each and every one!

    Sudan becomes the 100th participating country!

    At 12:36pm GMT the same day, the Agricultural Research Corporation became the first organization from Sudan to join, making Sudan the 100th country to be directly represented in the International Year of Statistics. Another exciting milestone!

    ASA Q&P Section Sets Ambitious Goals for 2013

    The Quality and Productivity Section of the American Statistical Association (ASA) is asking its members to visit a school classroom to talk to students about Statistics during 2013.  The goal is to have at least 100 classrooms visited. Members are encouraged to share the stories of their visits with others via the section's website or LinkedIn page.

    SAS Institute Proudly Promotes the International Year of Statistics

    SAS has painted its campus with banners about Statistics2013.

     

    ENBIS Greenfield Challenge Going International in 2013

    In celebration of the International Year of Statistics, the European Network for Business and Industrial Statistics' (ENBIS) Greenfield Challenge is going international in 2013. The award recognizes statisticians who tell an outside audience about his or her work in statistics and thereby raise awareness of the public about the contributions of statistics to society. The communication can be through direct contact such as a presentation or an article in a publication.

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc.-the Greenfield Challenge sponsor-has increased substantially the award prize budget and may further increase it if the number and quality of submissions surpass expectations.

    The award submission deadline is May 31. To learn more about the Greenfield Challenge, past honorees and the award criteria, go to http://www.enbis.org/activities/greenfield_challenge?_ts=91594. The Greenfield Challenge Committee will choose the most outstanding submissions to be awarded and presented at ENBIS's annual meeting in Ankara, Turkey next year.

    Participating Organizations Getting Ready

    With the International Year of Statistics just a little more than two months away, participating organizations are starting to prepare for the big year. Check out these websites from your peers around the world:

    Bulgaria: http://www.nsi.bg/newsbg.php?n=560

    France:  http://www.sfds.asso.fr/EN-337-SFdS_Events_for_Statistics_2013 (English)

      http://www.sfds.asso.fr/FR-337-venements_SFdS_pour_Statistics_2013 (French)

    Germany:  http://www.statistik2013.de/en/

    Mexico:  http://www.estadistica2013cimat.mx/

    Sri Lanka:  http://www.iappstat.lk/

    Let us showcase your Statistics2013 website or plans in this newsletter so others can see what your organization is doing and perhaps copy your ideas. Send your links and ideas to ron@amstat.org.

    New Language-Specific Logos Available

    The International Year of Statistics (Statistics2013) logo is now available in 15 languages: Amharic, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, English, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Mandarin, Portuguese and Spanish. On each version the phrases "International Year of Statistics" and "Participating Organization" are presented in the appropriate language. If you need one of these language-specific logos to post to your organization's website, you can download it here.

    To have a version of the Statistics2013 logo created for your country's language, please email the following information to Jeffrey@amstat.org:

    1.       The interpretation of "International Year of Statistics" in the appropriate font in this format: International Year of Statistics="The interpreted phrase"

    2.       The interpretation of "Participating Organization" in the appropriate font in this format: Participating Organization="The interpreted phrase"

    3.       A high-resolution PDF document or a .tif file of the interpretations of the "International Year of Statistics" and "Participating Organization". (This file will be used to compare against the font to ensure it was transmitted properly. If it doesn't compare accurately, we will use the image of the interpretations from the PDF or .tif in the logo instead. This step will ensure accuracy of your custom logo.) 

    Once your language-specific logo is created it will be posted to the Statistics2013 website here and we will send you an email to let you know the logo is available for download.

    That's it for now!  More news in about two weeks.

    Thank you.

    The International Year of Statistics Steering Committee (http://statistics2013.org/committee.cfm)


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    Eric Vance
    LISA (Virginia Tech's Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis)
    Director and Assistant Research Professor
    Blacksburg VA, United States
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  • 4.  RE:International Year of Statistics

    Posted 11-08-2012 17:14

    Dear Members of the Section on Statistical Consulting:

    International Year of Statistics Newsletter - November 8, 2012

     

    Mexican Groups See Unique Opportunities to Promote Statistics2013

    Our colleagues in Mexico are trying a couple of interesting ways to promote the International Year of Statistics.  Those are:

    1) Approach a symphonic or chamber-music orchestra, or a soloist in your area and propose an International Year of Statistics Commemorative Concert, with a possible short conference before the concert. Approaching music departments or schools is another possibility.

    2) Some countries have old-style legal lotteries where print-lottery bills are still used. Ask officials to include a commemorative bill for the International Year of Statistics. This promotional idea is usual for many commemorative events (at least in Mexico). In addition, one could prepare some explanation about probability and expectation for the public as promotion of the lottery drawing.

    The Université de Moncton will celebrate the International Year of Statistic in style

    The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the Université de Moncton in Canada will use Statistics2013 to showcase the strong relations between Statistics and other disciplines of study. An inter-faculty committee, chaired by Dr. Thu Pham-Gia, professor of the department of Math-Stat, began its work last summer, with Prof. Paul Deguire, chair of the department, and Donald Violette as advisors.

    Celebrations will begin this month and will consist of two parts:

    1)      Local Celebrations: Ten conferences/presentations are planned for 2013 in Moncton, with speakers coming from Biology, Computer Science, Statistics,  Civil Engineering, Environment , Pedagogy and Linguistics .

    2)      International Celebration: A conference, titled "Statistics and Its Interactions with Other Disciplines", will be held in collaboration with four Vietnamese universities in Ho Chi Minh City, VietNam, on June 5 to 7. Nine professors from the Université de Moncton will be on different scientific committees, which include more than 25 world experts. The conference has received the support of several organizations, including ISBIS, ISBA, Minitab, Pfizer, Sanofi-Pasteur et TD Bank, and speakers of international reputation will be at the conference.

    Registration is now open here.

    Amstat News, Significance Magazine to have Features & Posters

    The International Year of Statistics will be featured in upcoming issues of the American Statistical Association's (ASA)Amstat News and Significance magazine, a joint publication of the ASA and the Royal Statistical Society in Great Britain.

     

    The January issue of Amstat News will feature a Statistics2013 kick-off article by ASA Executive Director Ron Wasserstein as well as a special pull-out promotional poster. Additionally, Editor Megan Murphy will be promoting Statistics2013 throughout next year with special articles each month.

     

    In February, Significance magazine will spotlight the International Year of Statistics with a special the cover. Inside the commemorative issue readers will find a poster of the cover that they can pull out and post in a public area.

     

    We encourage you to check out each magazine, pass the issues around your offices, and use the pull-out posters to promote the International Year of Statistics.

     

    Help Make Statistics2013 Website Global

    The International Year of Statistics Steering Committee is seeking content contributions in several subject areas from participating organizations for the Statistics2013 public website. Those areas and a brief explanation of each are:

     

    1.      Statistic of the Day-A series of four or five brief, informative statistical facts about your country, for example, its population, economy and education system; the health of its citizens; and similar social, economic, government and other relevant topics.

    2.      Around the World in Statistics-A short 150 to 200 word article about how statistics makes life better for the people of your country.

    3.      Statistician Job of the Week-A short 150 to 250 word article written by one of your organization's members talking about his/her job as a statistician and how he/she is contributing to improving our global society.

    4.      Statistics in Action-A photo with a brief caption that shows how statistics improves the quality of life of your country's people.

    5.      Careers Information-The hyperlink to the statistics career information that is posted on your organization's website.

    6.      Educational Resources-The hyperlink to the primary and secondary school statistics education resources that are posted on your organization's website.

     

    Your contributions will help make the International Year of Statistics website a worldwide representation of the reach and impact of statistics. The Statistics2013 public website will be launched soon, so send us your content or links as soon as possible.

     

    To contribute, email the items to Jeffrey@amstat.org.

     

    U.S. Government Agencies Promoting Statistics2013

    Numerous U.S. government statistical agencies are promoting Statistics2013 on their websites. Here's a sampling:

    A special thank you goes out to these agencies for a job well-done in helping to spread the word about the International Year of Statistics to the public and to their internal audiences and raising awareness of statistics to their industry's key stakeholders.

     

    Statistics Cloud Image Available

    We have posted the popular statistics cloud artwork (the graphic with the word "statistics" in various languages) online atwww.statistics2013.org where you can download and use it in your promotional materials.

     

    You could use it on your website, on printed materials and banners to name a few ideas. Get creative and share your ideas with us at Jeffrey@amstat.org. We will pass them on to the more than 1,200 other participating organizations around the world.

     

    To access and download the graphic go here.

    New Language-Specific Logos Available

    The International Year of Statistics (Statistics2013) logo is now available in 17 languages: Amharic, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, English, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Lithuanian, Mandarin, Portuguese and Spanish. On each version the phrases "International Year of Statistics" and "Participating Organization" are presented in the appropriate language. If you need one of these language-specific logos to post to your organization's website or use in your promotional campaign, you can download it here.

    To have a version of the Statistics2013 logo created for your country's language, please email the following information toJeffrey@amstat.org:

    1.       The interpretation of "International Year of Statistics" in the appropriate font in this format: International Year of Statistics="The interpreted phrase"

    2.       The interpretation of "Participating Organization" in the appropriate font in this format: Participating Organization="The interpreted phrase"

    3.       A high-resolution PDF document or a .tif file of the interpretations of the "International Year of Statistics" and "Participating Organization". (This file will be used to compare against the font to ensure it was transmitted properly. If it doesn't compare accurately, we will use the image of the interpretations from the PDF or .tif in the logo instead. This step will ensure accuracy of your custom logo.) 

    Once your language-specific logo is created it will be posted to the Statistics2013 website here and we will send you an email to let you know the logo is available for download.

    Share Your Logo with Us

    If you already have created a version of the Statistics2013 logo in your country's language, please email a jpg file toJeffrey@amstat.org and we'll post it to the website so others can use it. A special thank you goes out to Josep Sort of the the Statistical Institute of Catalonia for forwarding the Catalan-language version of the Statistics2013 logo to us.  

     

    ASA Launches Significance Gift Subscription Program

    In observance of the International Year of Statistics, the American Statistical Association (ASA) has created a newSignificance magazine high school gift subscription program for its members.


    Through this special program, ASA members can give a tax-deductible gift subscription to Significance magazine to the high school of their choice-either a local school or their alma mater.

     

    The ASA will promote this unique gifting program throughout 2013 and beyond to its members as an excellent way to introduce high school students-and possibly the next generation of statisticians-to the in-demand and rewarding careers in the statistical sciences field.

     

    Participation continues to increase

    As of Nov. 8, 2012, there are 1,123 organizations participating in the International Year of Statistics.  Thank you all for your participation!



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    Eric Vance
    LISA (Virginia Tech's Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis)
    Director and Assistant Research Professor
    Blacksburg VA, United States
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  • 5.  RE:International Year of Statistics

    Posted 12-02-2012 15:10

    Dear Members of the Section on Statistical Consulting:
    Below is the latest update on the International Year of Statistics...

    International Year of Statistics Newsletter
    Nov. 19, 2012 

    Word is Spreading

    The word about the International Year of Statistics (Statistics2013) is starting to circle the globe. Check out this entry by the writers at Statisfaction, a blog written by doctoral students and post-docs at the Université Paris-Dauphine.

    If your company or organization has a blog we encourage you to write about Statistics2013. Send the link to Jeffrey@amstat.orgso we can post it to the public website.

    Participation Continues to Grow

    Many companies are joining the International Year of Statistics as participating organizations every week. The latest is Intel, which joined last week. To see a complete list of participating organizations, including companies, colleges and universities, professional societies, national statistical agencies, primary and secondary schools, research institutes, go here.  The total number of participating organizations as of November 19 is 1,186.  (About 12% of these are businesses.)

    Biometrics to Feature Statistics2013

    Biometrics magazine, a publication of the International Biometric Society (IBS), will be showcasing Statistics2013 throughout the coming year. Here are some of the things it already has done and will be doing:

    • The Statistics2013 logo is posted on its website for authors and will be adding a link and a news item about Biometrics-related Statistics 2013 activities at the beginning of the year.
    • The magazine's publisher, Wiley-Blackwell, will be displaying the Statistics2013 logo on Biometric's Online Library website and promoting the event extensively, including:

    o   Creating a special, free online Statistics2013 "virtual journal issue" featuring top-cited or accessed articles from all journals in its statistics portfolio (including the Royal Statistical Society journals, Biometrics, Statistics in Medicine, and others); Biometrics has contributed three articles to this special section.

    • The magazine's co-editors have created a special online "virtual issue" featuring all the papers that have won the "Best Paper by an IBS Member" Award since its inception plus two to three of the most highly cited papers from Biometrics over the past decade. (Both virtual issues are expected to be available online in early 2013 and will be accessible the entire year.)
    • The cover of the print version of Biometrics will include the Statistics2013 logo during the next year.
    • Executive Editor Marie Davidian will highlight all these items in her next column for the Biometric Bulletin.

    Kudos to IBS and Biometrics for their commitment to Statistics2013!

    Tell us about your organization's plans and activities for promoting and celebrating the International Year of Statistics. E-mail the information to Jeffrey@amstat.org and we'll post it to the Statistics2013 website and share your stories with other participating organizations through this twice-monthly newsletter.

    Uganda Statistical Society Organizing Seminars for 2013

    The Uganda Statistical Society (http://theugss.org/) has scheduled monthly seminars for Statistics2013. On 14 January 2013 it plans a symposium on statistical and other research methods. ASA Executive Director Ron Wasserstein will be a plenary speaker.

    NCHS Promoting Statistics2013

    The National Center for Health Statistics, a division of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has posted the International Year of Statistics logo on its website.  It joins the Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Center for Education Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Health Statistics as U.S. government statistical agencies that are promoting Statistics2013 through their websites.

    Thank you to the NCHS leadership for helping to spread the word about the International Year of Statistics to the public, their internal audiences and the agency's key stakeholders.

    AWIS on Board Preparing for 2013

    The Association of Women in Science (AWIS) is busily preparing for the International Year of Statistics. The organization has named American Statistical Association Fellow and AWIS member Lee-Ann Hayek as its Statistics2013 spokesperson, is creating an area on its website dedicated to the celebration and is developing a series of profiles of women in statistics it will highlight on its website as well as at www.statistics2013.org. Additionally, Hayek is preparing a STEMiNAR, or webinar, on careers in statistics for women that it will share with us. Kudos to AWIS and Hayek for their outstanding commitment to Statistics2013! 

    African University Seeking Collaborative Partner

    The Department of Statistics at Arba Minch University in Ethiopia is seeking a partner to help it participate in Statistics2013. It is planning to celebrate and promote the International Year of Statistics by working to achieve these goals:

    • Increasing public awareness about the use and application of statistics to solve different problems of society.
    • Organizing a panel discussion with other institutions and fellow practitioners focused on how to bridge the gap of understanding about statistics.
    • Providing training on the application of statistical software to research organizations and the various colleges within the university and around the country.
    • Collaborating with the International Year of Statistics 2013 Steering Committee to share its experience with the world.

     

    Specifically, it is seeking to work cooperatively with statistical associations and other interested groups that will help the department achieve its previously noted goals. To lend your organization's assistance, please e-mail Tilahun Ferede Asena, lecturer of statistics, at feredetilahun14@gmail.com.

    Help Make Statistics2013 Website Global

    The International Year of Statistics Steering Committee is seeking content contributions in several subject areas from participating organizations for the Statistics2013 public website. Those areas and a brief explanation of each are: 
     
    1.       Statistic of the Day-A series of four or five brief, informative statistical facts about your country, for example, its population, economy and education system; the health of its citizens; and similar social, economic, government and other relevant topics. 
    2.       Around the World in Statistics-A short 150 to 200 word article about how statistics makes life better for the people of your country.
    3.       Statistician Job of the Week-A short 150 to 250 word article written by one of your organization's members talking about his/her job as a statistician and how he/she is contributing to improving our global society.
    4.       Statistics in Action-A photo with a brief caption that shows how statistics improves the quality of life of your country's people.
    5.       Careers Information-The hyperlink to the statistics career information that is posted on your organization's website.
    6.       Educational Resources-The hyperlink to the primary and secondary school statistics education resources that are posted on your organization's website.
     
    Your contributions will help make the International Year of Statistics website a worldwide representation of the reach and impact of statistics. The Statistics2013 public website will be launched soon, so send us your content or links as soon as possible.
     
    To contribute, email the items to Jeffrey@amstat.org.

    Statistics Cloud Image Available

    We have posted the popular statistics cloud artwork (the graphic with the word "statistics" in various languages) online atwww.statistics2013.org where you can download and use it in your promotional materials.

    You could use it on your website, on printed materials and banners to name a few ideas. Get creative and share your ideas with us at Jeffrey@amstat.org. We will pass them on to the nearly 1,200 other participating organizations around the world.

    To access and download the graphic go here.

    New Language-Specific Logos Available

    The Statistics2013 logo is now available in 17 languages and we can create new ones if you need one. To have a version of the Statistics2013 logo created in your country's language, please e-mail the following information to Jeffrey@amstat.org:

    1.       The interpretation of "International Year of Statistics" in the appropriate font in this format: International Year of Statistics="The interpreted phrase"

    2.       The interpretation of "Participating Organization" in the appropriate font in this format: Participating Organization="The interpreted phrase"

    3.       A high-resolution PDF document or a .tif file of the interpretations of the "International Year of Statistics" and "Participating Organization". (This file will be used to compare against the font to ensure it was transmitted properly. If it doesn't compare accurately, we will use the image of the interpretations from the PDF or .tif in the logo instead. This step will ensure accuracy of your custom logo.) 

    Once your language-specific logo is created it will be posted to the Statistics2013 website here and we will send you an email to let you know the logo is available for download.

    Share Your Logo with Us

    If you already have created a version of the Statistics2013 logo in your country's language, please e-mail a jpg file toJeffrey@amstat.org and we'll post it to the website so others can use it.

    Follow Statistics2013 on Twitter

    Get the latest International Year of Statistics news and updates by following us on Twitter @Statistics2013. Also, use Twitter to spread the word about Statistics2013. Be sure to use the hashtag #STATS2013 when you send a tweet.



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  • 6.  RE:International Year of Statistics

    Posted 12-04-2012 17:17

    Dear Members of the Section on Statistical Consulting, ASA:

    Here is the latest news about the International Year of Statistics.  Please remember to share this information with your section via your ASA community site or other means of distribution, and don't forget to send us your news.  Drop a note to Ron Wasserstein at ron@amstat.org, and we will promote your International Year of Statistics activities on the statistics2013.org website or in this newsletter.

    International Year of Statistics Newsletter

    Dec. 4, 2012

    Boston Globe Article Mentions Statistics2013

    A recent Boston Globe article about the sudden prominence of statisticians in light of Nate Silver's stunning success at predicting the outcome of the U.S. presidential election notes that 2013 is the International Year of Statistics. Click here to read this article.

    Participation Continues to Grow

    We say this in every newsletter, because it is true!  International Year of Statistics participation is reaching new heights every day, with 1,277 organizations from 103 countries now participating in the worldwide event (there were 93 new additions in the past two weeks alone). The latest country to be represented was Laos when the Lao Statistics Bureau recently joined Statistics2013. Go here to see the complete list of participating organizations.

    Tell us about your organization's plans and activities for promoting and celebrating the International Year of Statistics. E-mail the information toJeffrey@amstat.org and we'll post it to the Statistics2013 website and share your stories with other participating organizations through this twice-monthly newsletter.

    Germany's TU Dortmund Marking 40th & Statistics2013

    In an instance of happy coincidence, the International Year of Statistics celebration in 2013 also happens to be the 40th anniversary of the founding of Germany's only independent faculty of statistics at TU Dortmund University. A "Dortmund Day of Statistics" will be held Feb. 6 at the university and will focus on both events. Although designed for graduating students or graduating school classes and their teachers, anyone is welcome to join the Dortmund daytrip through national and international statistics, which will include games and information about studying statistics at Dortmund. More information is available here.

    Bulgarian Secondary School Students Learn Statistics

    Senior students from "Elin Pelin", 19th Secondary School, visited the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) Nov. 22.

    The students met with key NSI experts and were acquainted with the process of collecting, producing and disseminating statistical information as well as the practical side of business surveys and other statistical surveys.

    A presentation, titled Research in Tabular Form-Analysing Statistical Information and the Ways of Its Graphical Presentation, was presented by the head of the NSI statistics of income and households expenditure department. The presentation turned interactive when the students wanted to learn more about the practical aspects of analysis and graphic display of statistical information.

    This special event is part of NSI's initiatives designed to increase statistical literacy among young people and encourage their interest in the upcoming International Year of Statistics. The future economists and entrepreneurs said the event awakened their interest in the practical application of statistical data as well as statistics as a science.

    Ethiopian University Celebrates African Statistics Day

    African Statistics Day (ASD) 2012 was celebrated Nov. 20 at Haramaya University in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. Themed Making Every Woman and Man Count: Engendering Statistics for Better Development Outcomes, the event featured presentations of papers and discussions related to the theme and the activities of the university's Department of Statistics. The celebration was attended by invited university officials, deans and department heads, and students of the Department of Statistics.

    Professor Chemeda Fininsa, the university's academic vice president, open the proceedings by singling out the role of statistics in research and development plans. Seifu Neda, the head of the Department of Statistics, talked about the ways the department is creating awareness about statistics using different means and media and how it is assisting other departments and the university's postgraduate researchers.

    Papers were presented by Tariku Tessema and Tesfaye Abera. Tariku talked about the need to celebrate African Statistics Day, the role of statistics in different disciplines, and the importance of gender statistics.

    Rwanda Statistics Bureau Also Celebrates ASD

    African Statistics Day also was celebrated Nov. 16 in Kigali, Rwanda. Opening remarks were made by Yusuf Murangwa, the director general of the National Institute of Statistics Rwanda (NISR). He emphasized that statistics play an important role in planning and making decisions for national development.

    The Rwanda representative of U.N. Women was the guest of honor. She congratulated NISR for its efforts to make available and disseminate statistics, an activity she considers a milestone for the development of the country.

    To celebrate the day, NISR conducted an info-graphic competition for students of universities in the country. For the competition, students visualized data from the country's 4th Demographic and Health Survey (DHS 4) that is available on the NISR website. A total of 56 teams registered. The top three info-graphic presentations were selected and given awards sponsored by the U.N. Women while 15 were selected for exhibition.

    The 300 leaders and representatives of various organizations, academic researchers, policymakers and representatives from government and private agencies who attended the Rwanda ASD conference called the event a success!

    Iranian Students Participating in Special Statistics2013 Program

     

    The Department of Statistics at Shahrood University of Technology in Shahrood, Iran is planning a special program to mark the International Year of Statistics. The program will promote scientific interaction and connection among postgraduate students. During the so-called Students' Scientific Interaction Scheme (SSIS) series, nine students each will deliver a 10-to-15 minute oral presentation on a statistical research subject they select.

    With the help of slides, each postgraduate student will explain his or her topic, what he or she has learned, and what he or she will do next. Some of the topics the students will present are: "Shrinkage estimation in restricted models", "Bayesian wavelet shrinkage estimation", and "Limit theorems for negatively associated random variables". The goals of the program are to establish a starting point for the students to learn more about statistics and to improve each student's presentation skills, states Assistant Professor Mohammad Arashi.

    National University of Uzbekistan Hosts Statistics Conference

    In recognition of Statistics2013, the Department of Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics of The National University of Uzbekistan held a conference Oct. 17 and 18 called "Statistics and Its Applications". This event strengthened the cooperation between scientists and specialists who conduct scientific research work in the study of statistics and the methods of its application in practice. It also helped continue the development of statistics and the learning of new and effective methods.

    The conference featured discussions about the problems encountered in the processing of numerical information, the effectiveness of using statistical techniques in different fields, such as economics, biology, medicine, demography, insurance, humanities and exact sciences, and the publishing of 86 articles-including 27 by National University of Uzbekistan instructors; 15 articles by research staff of The Institute of Prognostication and Macroeconomics and the Uzbekistan government's Institute of Social Research; five by instructors from leading Russian universities in Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, and Krasnoyarsk; as well as by lecturers and staff of universities, insurance companies, and high schools throughout the country.

    Participant feedback showed that the event was a success and lived up to its purpose. The university plans to conduct the conference annually.

    NASS Promoting Statistics2013

    The National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS), a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is the latest U.S. government statistical agency to post the International Year of Statistics logo on its website. The agency provides timely, accurate and useful statistics in service to U.S. agriculture. NASS joins the Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Center for Education Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Health Statistics as U.S. government statistical agencies that are promoting Statistics2013 through their websites.

    Thank you to the NASS leadership for helping to spread the word about the International Year of Statistics to the public, their internal audiences and the agency's key stakeholders.

    Taylor & Francis to Offer Monthly Statistics2013 Promotions

    To celebrate the International Year of Statistics, Taylor & Francis will be offering free journal content and discounts on CRC Press/Chapman and Hall books throughout 2013. Each month will feature a different theme that will bring you chances to win books, get free access to selected articles, and watch interviews with influential authors of its statistics books and journals. You can stay updated on these promotions by "liking" the Taylor & Francis Statistics Facebook page.

    University of Lisbon Banner Touts Statistics2013

    Students and visitors at the University of Lisbon know that 2013 is the International Year of Statistics thanks to an oversize banner hanging in a prominent location on the campus. The banner is part of the efforts of the Faculty of Sciences, which includes the Department of Statistics and Operations Research, to promote Statistics2013. Check out the banner:

     

    Help Make Statistics2013 Website Global

    The International Year of Statistics Steering Committee is seeking content contributions from participating organizations for the Statistics2013 public website. The subject areas and a brief explanation of each are: 
     
    1.       Statistic of the Day-A series of four or five brief, informative statistical facts about your country; for example, its population, economy and education systems; the health of its citizens; and similar social, economic, government and other relevant topics. 
    2.       Around the World in Statistics-A short 150 to 200 word article about how statistics makes life better for the people of your country.
    3.       Statistician Job of the Week-A short 150 to 250 word article written by one of your organization's members talking about his/her job as a statistician and how he/she is contributing to improving our global society.
    4.       Statistics in Action-A photo with a brief caption that shows how statistics improves the quality of life of your country's people.
    5.       Careers Information-The hyperlink to the statistics career information that is posted on your organization's website.
    6.       Educational Resources-The hyperlink to the primary and secondary school statistics education resources that are posted on your organization's website.
     
    Your contributions will help make the International Year of Statistics website a worldwide representation of the reach and impact of statistics. The Statistics2013 public website will be launched soon, so send us your content or links as soon as possible.
    To contribute, email the items to Jeffrey@amstat.org.

    Statistics Cloud Image Available

    We have posted the popular statistics cloud artwork (the graphic with the word "statistics" in various languages) online at www.statistics2013.org, where you can download and use it in your promotional materials.

    You can use it on your website, on printed materials and banners to name a few ideas. Get creative and share your ideas with us at Jeffrey@amstat.org. We will pass them on to the more than 1,275 other participating organizations around the world.

    To access and download the graphic go here.

    New Language-Specific Logos Available

    The Statistics2013 logo is now available in 28 languages and we can create new ones if you need one. To have a version of the Statistics2013 logo created in your country's language, please e-mail the following information to Jeffrey@amstat.org:

    1.       The interpretation of "International Year of Statistics" in the appropriate font in this format: International Year of Statistics="The interpreted phrase"

    2.       The interpretation of "Participating Organization" in the appropriate font in this format: Participating Organization="The interpreted phrase"

    3.       A high-resolution PDF document or a .tif file of the interpretations of the "International Year of Statistics" and "Participating Organization". (This file will be used to compare against the font to ensure it was transmitted properly. If it doesn't compare accurately, we will use the image of the interpretations from the PDF or .tif in the logo instead. This step will ensure accuracy of your custom logo.) 

    Once your language-specific logo is created it will be posted to the Statistics2013 website here and we will send you an email to let you know the logo is available for download.

    Share Your Logo with Us

    If you already have created a version of the Statistics2013 logo in your country's language, please e-mail a jpg file to Jeffrey@amstat.org and we'll post it to the website so others can use it.

    Follow Statistics2013 on Twitter

    Get the latest International Year of Statistics news and updates by following us on Twitter @Statistics2013. Also, use Twitter to spread the word about Statistics2013. Be sure to use the hashtag #STATS2013 when you send a tweet.



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    Director and Assistant Research Professor
    Blacksburg VA, United States
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  • 7.  RE:International Year of Statistics

    Posted 12-11-2012 10:54


     Dear Members of the Section on Statistical Consulting:

    I just watched this YouTube video. It's only two and a half minutes, and it's good!

    SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF STATISTICS ANNOUNCEMENT

    Statistics2013 Launch Video Released

    The International Year of Statistics launch video is now available for you to view, use and distribute.

    Created by SAS, the video does an excellent job portraying the many and varied ways that statistics impacts our lives.

    Titled Improving Human Welfare in 2013 International Year of Statistics, the video is accessible via the SAS YouTube channel at: http://youtu.be/nTBZuQR7dRc.

    We encourage you to view the video, post it to your website, e-mail the link to your members/employees, share it with your organization's stakeholders, promote it to the public, media and other external audiences in your area or country, and show it at your meetings and other events.

    At this moment, the video is only available in English. However, we are working with SAS on subtitling the video in several other languages, and these will be available very soon.  We will send information about the availability of the subtitled versions through the regular International Year of Statistics newsletter. 

    If you want the video subtitled in your country's language, please email Jeffrey@amstat.org to request a copy of the script.

    The members of the Statistics2013 Steering Committee send a special thank you to SAS leadership and staff for their support for the International Year of Statistics and especially for developing and producing the Statistics2013 launch video.



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  • 8.  RE:International Year of Statistics

    Posted 12-17-2012 18:28
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    Dear Members of the Statistical Consulting Section:

    Attached is the latest update about the International Year of Statistics. It provides some examples of what some institutions are planning for 2013. Does anyone have any ideas on what this section could do to celebrate the International Year of Statistics?

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    LISA (Virginia Tech's Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis)
    Director and Assistant Research Professor
    Blacksburg VA, United States
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