Statistics Canada and the Statistical Society of Canada (SSC) are deeply saddened by the news of the death of Tim Holt on November 15, 2022. Dr. Holt was an employee of Statistics Canada before he became the first Director of the Office for National Statistics of the United Kingdom. Dr. Holt was President of the Labour Statistics Congress (ILO) in 1997 and Vice-chair of the United Nations Statistical Commission from 1998 to 1999. 
 

On September 21, 2022, Eric Rancourt, Director General, Modern Statistical Methods and Data Science Branch, Statistics Canada and Co-chair of the National Advisory Committee for the 64th World Statistical Congress 2023 of the International Statistical Institute (ISI), gave a presentation at the Statistical Society of Ottawa (SSO) Annual General Meeting.

The Statistical Society of Canada is deeply saddened by the news of the death of Sir David Cox on January 18, 2022. Sir David was a uniquely influential statistician whose impact on our subject cannot be overstated. In a career spanning almost 75 years, he made seminal contributions to the study of stochastic processes, the foundations of statistical theory, statistical methodology, and many areas of science and social science.

Dear SSC Members:

Please be advised of the decision that the SSC Board just reached. With the increasing concerns of COVID-19, the SSC Board has prudently evaluated the situation and now decided to virtually conduct the SSC 2022 Annual Meeting scheduled on

Details on registration and meeting plans will be available in an early month in the new year.

Dear SSC Colleagues,

As we are approaching the end of 2021, I’d like to express my deep gratitude to all who have contributed to our Society over the year, especially during these challenging times. I’d also like to thank you all for your continued support and contributions to the mission of SSC and to our statistical community and profession.

My best wishes to you and your loved ones for a happy and relaxing holiday season, and a joyful and healthy New Year!

Dear SSC Members,
 
November 30, 2021 has been designated as GivingTuesday.  GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement, taking place each year after Black Friday. The “Opening day of the giving season,” it’s a time when charities, companies and individuals join together and rally for favorite causes.
 

Join SSO for the 2021 Fall SSOcial to hear a stimulating talk and to have some fun!

You have heard of estimation for numbers, but have you ever heard of estimating impacts on language?

Come and be amazed by the power of statistical estimation in the context of text analytics. Our invited speaker, Dave Campbell (Carleton University) will give a talk about how to test covariate effects on the language used to describe beer flavours in text reviews of Canadian beers.

The Department of Statistics at Florida State University is pleased to announce Susan Murphy, professor of statistics at Harvard University, Radcliffe Alumnae Professor at the Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, and professor of computer science at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, as the 2021 speaker for the Myles Hollander Distinguished Lecture. 

The 2021 Founders of Statistics Prize is awarded to Prof. Robert Tibshirani for his 1996 paper on ‘Regression Shrinkage and Selection via the LASSO’.

https://www.isi-web.org/news-newsletter/20531-2021-founders-of-statistics-prize

A Joint Statement Condemning Anti-Asian Racism from the COPSS Societies: ASA, ENAR, IMS, SSC and WNAR*

(released April 2021)