Caption Contests
Each month a panel of educators will evaluate (blind) the submitted cartoon captions based on their edutainment value for teaching statistics.
Entries are welcome from all who use or enjoy statistics, including: students, instructors, and professionals.
See past entries and ongoing contests below!
Statistical solutions that take a Ph.D. to understand aren’t welcome in most places
The old factory normally poured out smoke and pollutants continuously, but the newer factory was built to be more "discrete" about its output.
Your data may be tangled, but beware that when you've wrangled, the signal isn't mangled.
Don't worry! There is a 50% probability that we won't be devoured by wolves and also a 50% chance that those bears won't eat us. Let's flip a coin to decide.......
Even in a golden age of data analysis and visualization, it is important to remember the data-generation process is often prehistoric.
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January 2025 - Statistical solutions that take a Ph.D. to understand aren’t welcome in most places
Winners: Jim Alloway, Larry Lesser, & Alan Chesen -
February 2025 - The old factory normally poured out smoke and pollutants continuously, but the newer factory was built to be more "discrete" about its output.
Winners: Jodene Kissler, Vikram Ostrander, Taiga Sobajima -
March 2025 - Your data may be tangled, but beware that when you've wrangled, the signal isn't mangled.
Winners: Jerry Nedelman, Anonymous, Nathan Shiosaki -
April 2025 - Don't worry! There is a 50% probability that we won't be devoured by wolves and also a 50% chance that those bears won't eat us. Let's flip a coin to decide.......
Winners: Cigdem Sirin, Riddhi Bharani, Mickey Dunlap -
May 2025 - Even in a golden age of data analysis and visualization, it is important to remember the data-generation process is often prehistoric.
Winners: Sara Colando & Jerry Nedelman -
June 2025 - In assessing whether their workout plan led to significant gains, the gym was advised to use a one-sided test
Winners: Steve Wang, Nayab Ali, Chantelle Estabillo, & Anonymous - July 2025 - Accepting Submissions