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I have been asked to forward this to the list. Please reply to the details given and not to me. >Apologies for cross-posting. Please let your students know and/or post the >flyer from the website in your department. The open category is for anyone, >including those with higher degrees. > >*** Second Radical Statistics Critical Essay Competition, 2004 *** >Two Categories of entry; Student, Open. >In each category- >First prize £300, Second prize £200; further prizes at judges' discretion. >This will be an original essay which addresses a current social >research/policy question and will involve the critical use and >interpretation of relevant data sources. >Maximum, 3,000 words. >Account will be taken in the judging of age and experience. >Deadline for applications - 1st May 2004. >The essay awarded first prize will be featured on the Radical Statistics >website (www.radstats.org.uk) and in a special issue of 'Radical >Statistics', the newsletter of Radical Statistics (past copies shown on >website). Judges decision will be by 1st July 2004. >Applications are encouraged well before deadline. >Essay should be sent by e mail, labelled : Radstats Critical Essay,to >[log in to unmask] Entrants should state their age and the number of >years they have been engaged in social research, statistics,or the social >sciences. >Radical Statistics was formed in 1975 by researchers and statisticians with >a common concern about the political implications of their work and an >awareness of the actual and potential misuse of statistics. RSG is >independent of any other organisation. Members are radical in being >committed to helping build a more free, democratic andegalitarian society. >Radical Statistics meets once a year (in February) and holds an open >conference on a topical theme (details on website, above) and publishes a >newsletter three times a year (interested in joining? - send message to >[log in to unmask]). It also has an electronic discussion list (you can >join online at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/radstats.html where you can >also access archives of past messages and get more details on the list). >Much of the work of the RSG is done in subgroups, currently in ealth, >education and economics, whose membership is open to all. In recent years it >has published a number of books including 'Statistics in Society' Ed Daniel >Dorling and Steven Simpson, 'Official health statistics; an unofficial >guide' Ed. Susan Kerrison and Alison. >Macfarlane and 'Tackling inequalities: where are we now and what can be >done?' Ed. Christina Pantazis and David Gordon. >Russell Ecob and Robin Rice on behalf of Radical Statistics Group > > > >****************************** >Russell Ecob >Ecob Consulting >36 Prospecthill Road >Glasgow G42 9LE >Scotland, UK > > > >+44(0)141-649-9387 >www.ecob-consulting.com >[log in to unmask] >mobile: 0779-1956934