The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education is happy to
announce our 83nd Cartoon Caption Contest! Each month a cartoon, drawn by British
cartoonist John Landers, is posted for you and your students to suggest statistical
captions (cartoons are posted at the beginning of the month and submissions are due at the
end of the month). The caption contest is offered as a fun way to get your students
thinking independently about statistical concepts.
The next cartoon and the entry rules for the contest ending April 30 are at
https://www.causeweb.org/cause/caption-contest/april/2023/submissions
The best submission will be posted on CAUSEweb and the winner(s) will receive their choice
of a coffee mug or t-shirt imprinted with the final cartoon.
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Enjoy.
March Results:
The March caption contest cartoon is shown here. The judges found the winning caption to
be “Good graphs give food for thought,” written by Larry Lesser at The University of Texas
at El Paso. Larry’s caption can be used in discussing how data visualizations help in
thinking about the interpretation of data and stimulate critical thinking about the topic
of the plot. Honorable mentions this month go to Laila Poisson from Henry Ford Health for
her caption:“Celebrating the art of statistics,” and to Charlie Smith from North Carolina
State University for his caption: “Data visualization opens the door to understanding your
data, and it’s cool!” Both of these captions can be used to stimulate a general
appreciation for statistical graphics.
Thanks to everyone who submitted a caption and congratulations to our winners!