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> Please could you distribute widely, as this competition would appeal to a
> wide range of professionals and students.
> Radical Statistics want to encourage lots of entries.
>
> The flyer can be obtained from
> http://www.radstats.org.uk/essay2008/RS_essay_2008_flyer.pdf
>
>
> Janet Shapiro
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> LIFT that mighty pen
> SHARPEN your statistical skills &
> ENTER the.........
>
> Radical Statistics 4th Biennial
>
> Critical Essay Competition
>
> WIN a prize &
> GET published.
> Submit an original essay
> (3,000 words maximum) by 1st July 2008
> that addresses a current social research/policy question with critical use
> and interpretation of relevant data sources.
>
> Judges are:
> Professor Danny Dorling, University of Sheffield,
> Dr Eileen Magnello, University College London,
> Dr Ben Goldacre, journalist and medical doctor.
>
> First prize £300
> Second prize £200
>
> More information overleaf and on the website www.radstats.org.uk
> Fourth Radical Statistics Critical Essay Competition 2008
>
> * There are two categories:
> Student: undergraduate or postgraduate
> Open: any non-student
> both may be awarded 1st & 2nd prizes
>
> * Your submission must be unpublished & unaided original work:
> Either specifically produced for the competition,
> or originating from your course of study.
>
> * It could address a current social research policy/question with
> critical use and interpretation of relevant data sources, or be a critique
> of statistical methodology in an applied context.
>
> * In some circumstances the submission may be the work of more than
> one person, in which case any prize awarded would be shared.
>
> * Prizes will be awarded on the basis of readability, clear
> presentation of statistical material, critical perspective and convincing
> argument.
>
> Note: where a submission originates from course work, written consent of
> the tutor responsible will be required.
> The deadline for submission is 1st July and decisions will be made by 1st
> September 2008.
> Winning essays will be featured on the website and published in a special
> issue of Radical Statistics.
>
> Enter, by sending your essay, subject line:
> RadStats Critical Essay, including full name, email and postal address,
> and institution at which you are studying or engaged in statistics, social
> research, or the social sciences to [log in to unmask]
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