Dear all
We at Statistical Computing and Graphics sections will need peer reviewers for our 2026-2027 awards season:
(i) Student Paper Awards (SPA)
(ii) John Chambers Software Award (JCSA)
Requirements
Preference will be given to Statistical Computing and Graphics sections members. If you are not a SC&G member and wish to volunteer, be sure to add SC&G section membership to your ASA profile.
Please repond to me by email with the following:
1. Whether you wish to referee for one or both of the above award categories.
2. Agree to referee atleast 2 SPAs and/or up to 2 JCSA submissions.
3. Refereeing will include testing any code/software submissions to validate claims made in the paper/software submission.
4. Preference for topics - e.g. numerical analysis in statistics, optimisation, graphics in multivariate analysis, survival analysis, Python, R etc.
5. Agree to submit reviews within 3 weeks from date of assignment and certainly before 10 December 2026.
6. Submit your resume to me by email or include a URL to your webpage where I can find your bio.
7. Referee returns (on an Excel sheet that I will send to you) should include comments on strengths and weaknesses of each paper/software and a score (1-10, 10 for best) that you have been assigned.
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With many thanks for your service...
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Dr Arun Chind
Awards Chair
Statistical Computing & Graphics (SC&G) Sections
American Statistical Association
Email:
arunpeter@yahoo.com-----------------------------
Physician, Economist, Statistician
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