Corporate Body

Statistical Society of Australia (1962 - )

From
1962
Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Functions
Society or membership organisation
Website
http://www.statsoc.org.au/

Summary

The Statistical Society of Australia was established in 1962, with the merger of the Canberra Statistical Society and the Statistical Society of New South Wales, to further the study, application and good practice of statistical theory and methods. It was founded to co-ordinate and further the work of the existing state statistical societies, to establish a national publications, and to host conferences. The Society has state Branches and special interest groups. Awards given by the Society include the Pitman Medal and the Society Service Award. The Society is associated with other Australian statistical organisations, including the Australian Mathematics Science Institute and the National Committee for Mathematics of the Australian Academy of Science.

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The Society's publications include:
Australian journal of statistics (ISBN 0004-9581: vol. 1 (April 1959) - vol. 39(3) (December 1997). (This superceded the Bulletin published by the Statistical Society of New South Wales.); succeeded by
Australian and New Zealand journal of statistics (1467-842X: vol. 40(1) March 1998 - . (Published in two sections (Applications, and Theory and method) jointly with the New Zealand Statistical Association: continues the Australian journal of statistics and the New Zealand statistician.)

Timeline

  - 1962 Statistical Society of New South Wales
       1962 - Statistical Society of Australia

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Related People

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

  • Statistical Society of Australia - Records, 1947 - 1980, MS 132; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

Resources

See also

  • Gani, J., 'Some aspects in the development of statistics in Australia', Australian Journal of Statistics, 18 (1/2) (1976), 1-20. Details
  • Lancaster, H. O., 'Statistical Society of New South Wales', Australian Journal of Statistics, 30 (B) (1988), 99-109. Details

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