Statistical Society of Canada
Special Award at the Canada-Wide Science Fair
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The Statistical Society of Canada ( SSC
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sponsors a Special Award at the Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF).
It is hoped that the prize will encourage Canada's young scientists to
use sound statistical techniques.
The most important assets of a good statistician are skepticism and experience of the world - traits which come with experience. In an effort to help students and teachers to understand the basic ideas behind statistical inference, the Education Committee of the SSC has prepared a set of guidelines for participants at the Canada-Wide Science Fair, and some introductory advice about basic statistical techniques.
Readers will see that, in order to win a statistics prize at the CWSF, it is not necessary to learn fancy formulae beyond the scope of the school curriculum. It is important to be able to display data in ways that best illustrate the major conclusions of an experiment. And it is important to be able to explain conclusions in simple terms.
Sponsors and winners at the 2000 Science Fair.
Sponsors and winners at the 1999 Science Fair.
Sponsors and winners at the 1998 Science Fair.
Sponsors and winners at the 1997 Science Fair.
Soon to appear: a pointer to the CWSF home page.