Can you tell a complex statistical story in an entertaining and thought-provoking way?

If you think you’ve got what it takes, and are within the first 10 years of your statistical career, we want to hear from you. Each year, Significance and the Young Statisticians Section of the Royal Statistical Society host a competition to promote and encourage top-class writing about statistics. This year’s competition is underway!

The three articles penned by last year’s finalists received widespread media attention – including write-ups in the Wall Street Journal, New York Time, The Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Newsweek, China Daily and Japan Times – so this really is a unique opportunity for talented young stats writers to reach a significant audience.

The rules of entry are simple. Send us your best article, of between 1,500 and 2,500 words, on the subject of your choosing. The article could be on work that you have done, or it could explain the work of others.

Finalists will be invited to attend the 2015 Royal Statistical Society Conference in Exeter to present their work at a special session where the overall winner will be announced. The winning article will be published in the October 2015 edition of Significance and on significancemagazine.com. Runners-up will also be published online.

For full details of how to enter the competition and rules visit ow.ly/Ilc7n or the YSS website (statsyss.wordpress.com)

 

Closing date - 30 May 2015

 

 

Dr Lauren Rodgers

Research Fellow in Medical Statistics

University of Exeter Medical School

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Exeter EX1 2LU

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