Police Data Challenge -  Pre-register by October 20 and Submit by November 3

ASA's public education campaign, This Is Statistics, in collaboration with the Police Data Initiative, has launched the Police Data Challenge-a national contest for high-school and undergraduate students to put their statistical and data visualization skills to work creating safer communities. Data sets from metropolitan police departments in Baltimore, Cincinnati, and Seattle are available for participants to peruse in formulating analyses and recommending innovative solutions to enhance public safety. Teams of 2–5 high-school or college undergraduate students in the U.S. and Canada can submit an entry. What’s required? A short essay describing the team's process and a presentation of their analysis and recommendations via PowerPoint. Awards will be given in the categories of Best Overall Analysis, Best Visualization, and Best Use of External Data. Submissions are due by Friday, November 3.

We hope your undergraduate or high school students enjoy participating!

Thanks,
Rebecca

Rebecca Nichols 

Director of Education  

American Statistical Association
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