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The Young Statisticians Writing Competition The why, the what and the how 1 The why Significance is a showcase for statistics Busting myths Answering questions Supporting decisions 2 The why Significance is a showcase for


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The Young Statisticians Writing Competition

The why, the what and the how

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The why

  • Significance is a showcase for statistics

– Busting myths – Answering questions – Supporting decisions

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The why

  • Significance is a showcase for statistics

– Busting myths – Answering questions – Supporting decisions

  • Written by statisticians for anyone interested

in the analysis and interpretation of data

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The why

  • To reach a broad audience, we need:

– Enthusiastic statisticians – Strong writers – Compelling storytellers

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The why

  • To reach a broad audience, we need:

– Enthusiastic statisticians – Strong writers – Compelling storytellers

  • To find these people, we launched the

Young Statisticians Writing Competition

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The what

  • The competition was launched in 2011, with

the first winner announced in 2012

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The what

  • The competition was launched in 2011, with

the first winner announced in 2012

  • The winning article is published in

Significance, in print and online

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The what

  • The competition was launched in 2011, with

the first winner announced in 2012

  • The winning article is published in

Significance, in print and online

  • Runners-up are also featured on the

Significance website

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The what

  • What’s in it for us?

– A great piece of content from a talented young writer

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The what

  • What’s in it for us?

– A great piece of content from a talented young writer

  • What’s in it for you?

– Exposure to our international readership of professional statisticians

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The what

  • What’s in it for us?

– A great piece of content from a talented young writer

  • What’s in it for you?

– Exposure to our international readership of professional statisticians – Coverage in mainstream/science media

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The what

  • What’s in it for us?

– A great piece of content from a talented young writer

  • What’s in it for you?

– Exposure to our international readership of professional statisticians – Coverage in mainstream/science media – The chance to present at the 2015 RSS International Conference in Exeter

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The what

  • What we’re looking for

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The what

  • What we’re looking for

– 1,500 to 2,500 words on any subject…

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The what

  • What we’re looking for

– 1,500 to 2,500 words on any subject… as long as it involves statistics and/or statistical analysis

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The what

  • What we’re looking for

– 1,500 to 2,500 words on any subject… as long as it involves statistics and/or statistical analysis – An easy-to-read, magazine-style feature

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The what

  • What we’re looking for

– 1,500 to 2,500 words on any subject… as long as it involves statistics and/or statistical analysis – An easy-to-read, magazine-style feature – An original article that isn’t under consideration for publication elsewhere

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The what

  • What we’re looking for

– 1,500 to 2,500 words on any subject… as long as it involves statistics and/or statistical analysis – An easy-to-read, magazine-style feature – An original article that isn’t under consideration for publication elsewhere

  • See significancemagazine.com/writingcomp

for the full set of competition rules

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The how

  • How do you decide on a topic?

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The how

  • How do you decide on a topic?
  • Remember: you can write about anything

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The how

  • How do you decide on a topic?
  • Remember: you can write about anything

– The population of rats in New York City – Using probability distributions to plan a wedding – Analysing Google search data to see whether Christmas really does come earlier each year

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The how

  • Ask yourself: “What’s the best way to

showcase the power of statistics?”

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The how

  • Ask yourself: “What’s the best way to

showcase the power of statistics?”

  • You might want to:

– Bust apart a popular myth

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The how

  • Ask yourself: “What’s the best way to

showcase the power of statistics?”

  • You might want to:

– Bust apart a popular myth – Answer a burning question

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The how

  • Ask yourself: “What’s the best way to

showcase the power of statistics?”

  • You might want to:

– Bust apart a popular myth – Answer a burning question – Provide evidence to support decision-making

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The how

Make sure it’s a topic you’re interested in, personally and professionally

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The how

Make sure it’s a topic you’re interested in, personally and professionally If you’re not interested in what you’re writing about, your audience definitely won’t be

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The how

  • How do we pick a winner?

– Our judging panel, including Significance editors and YSS committee members read and debate the entries

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The how

  • How do we pick a winner?

– Our judging panel, including Significance editors and YSS committee members read and debate the entries

  • Judges are looking for:

– Interesting, engaging and easy to read articles – A strong story, married to sound statistics and fault-free analysis

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The how?

The winner will be announced at the 2015 RSS International Conference Best of luck in the competition

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Any questions?

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