Statisticians Promote Contributions to Society During the International Year of Statistics in 2013

1,400 groups, 111 countries participate in global awareness campaignALEXANDRIA, VA, JAN. 9, 2013—The American Statistical Association (ASA) and more than 1,400 organizations in 111 countries are combining energies in 2013 to promote the International Year of Statistics (Statistics2013), a worldwide initiative that will highlight the contributions of the statistics field to finding solutions to global challenges. The goals of this awareness campaign are to: · Increase public understanding of the power and impact of statistics on all aspects of society · Nurture statistics as a