Cash Prizes For Winning Entries	7^th Annual Statistical Project Competition for So. Cal. High School Students			The statistical project competition provides students an opportunity to present the statistical results of a study or experiment in the form of an oral presentation using a poster board. The study/experiment must involve data collected by the student (for example, from the Web, from a survey, or from an experiment) which are analyzed to answer some question. The subject matter is the choice of the participant(s). The poster board provides a summary of the project to allow judges to understand: the objective(s) of the study, the sources of the data, the statistical analysis methods used, and the main conclusions.
		Each student may enter only one project, whether individually or with a team. Presentation materials must be mounted on a 3-section presentation board which must stand on its own on top of a table for display. An example of the original data, brief descriptions of the method of data collection and the purpose of the experiment must be provided on the side panels of the presentation board. Such boards are often used for science fair exhibits and are available at school supply stores. Tables will be provided at the competition. Sources for published data should be cited. Appropriate statistical graphics (such as boxplots, scatter plots, or histograms) are often an excellent means to present statistical results. Poster boards must be brought by the entrants to Cooper Auditorium on the day of the competition for judging and interviews. Each participant/team will give a verbal presentation of their project to judges, who will also examine their poster and ask questions. Winners of the competition will be announced on the same day at the noontime lunch and will be presented with cash prizes and certificates. Winning student names and photos of their posters will be posted on the SCASA web site (go to http://postercomp.sc-asa.org/PosterComp11_summaryFiles/Review2011.htm to see last year’s winning entries). All students and their teachers/advisors are invited to the awards lunch courtesy of SCASA. Entries must register online at postercomp.sc-asa.org by May 6, 2012 (registration does not open until March). Please send any questions about the competition to postercomp@sc-asa.org .
When: Where: Sponsor:	Saturday 8am-1pm, May 19, 2012 City of Hope National Medical Center So. Cal. Chapter of the American Statistical Association and The Biostatistics Department At City of Hope National Medical Center
			Located northeast of LA, City of Hope National Medical Center’s 100+ acre campus of beautiful gardens mixed with nationally renowned cancer research facilities make it an exciting visit. The poster competition will be held in: Cooper Auditorium, City of Hope 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, California 91010