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!
Not focusing on graphical data displays is somewhat short sighted
Weighing his options, the vendor decided to use a matched pears t-test to determine whether his normal customers bought more fruit on Tuesday or Thursday
Cross-over design ... gone wrong
From the people who brought you 'Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo Simulation,' 'Honey, I Regressed the Kids,' and 'Angels in the Outlierfield,' get ready for an instant classic, 'The Line King!'
The search for a truly normal distribution ends, yet again, in a mirage
Ride until you win, the p-value hacking carousel; the longer you ride, the greater the chances of grabbing the elusive gold ring!
Graphs highlight sail-ient features of the data
It's important not to over-generalize from a small dataset
A good plot brings a jolt of understanding
When in doubt the data's better in than out
Statistics is a team sport involving sampling, measurement, analysis, and presentation, which can become rocket science.
Leprechauns wasted no time changing their ways when they heard 'data is the new gold'.
- January 2021 - Not focusing on graphical data displays is somewhat short sighted
Winners: Charlie Smith, Sara Letardi, and Rowan Collier - February 2021 - Weighing his options, the vendor decided to use a matched pears t-test to determine whether his normal customers bought more fruit on Tuesday or Thursday
Winners: Jeremy Case and Greg Snow - March 2021 - Cross-over design ... gone wrong
Winners: Kelly Spoon, Louis Rocconi, George Divine, and Sara Letardi - April 2021 - From the people who brought you 'Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo Simulation,' 'Honey, I Regressed the Kids,' and 'Angels in the Outlierfield,' get ready for an instant classic, 'The Line King!'
Winners: Christopher Jay Lacke and Brian King - May 2021 - The search for a truly normal distribution ends, yet again, in a mirage
Winners: Dashiell Young-Saver & Francois Bereaud - June 2021 - Ride until you win, the p-value hacking carousel; the longer you ride, the greater the chances of grabbing the elusive gold ring!
Winners: Jim Alloway & Francois Bereaud - July 2021 - Graphs highlight sail-ient features of the data
Winners: Larry Lesser and Jim Alloway - August 2021 - It's important not to over-generalize from a small dataset
Winners: John Bailer, Jim Alloway, Elise Abbot, and Larry Lesser - September 2021 - A good plot brings a jolt of understanding
Winners: Ciaran Evans, Greg Baugher, and Jim Alloway - October 2021 - When in doubt the data's better in than out
Winner: Erik Svenneby - November 2021 - Statistics is a team sport involving sampling, measurement, analysis, and presentation, which can become rocket science.
Winners: Jim Alloway & Ryan Card - December 2021 - Leprechauns wasted no time changing their ways when they heard 'data is the new gold'.
Winners: Brian King, Ciaran Evans, & Douglas VanDerwerken