Cash Prizes For Winning Entries
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7th
Annual Statistical
Project Competition for So. |
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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. |
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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 . |
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When: Where: Sponsor: |
Saturday 8am-1pm, City of
American Statistical The Biostatistics Department At City of |
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Located
northeast of LA, City of Cooper Auditorium, City of |
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