IMS Bulletin
The International Prize in Statistics—one of the highest honors in statistics—is awarded every two years to an individual or team for major achievements using statistics to advance science, technology, and human welfare.
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 International Prize in Statistics. When choosing a nominee for…
Our contributing columnist Ruobin Gong, writes:
“Correlation is not causation” is among the most widely recited tenets of statistical literacy. It is somewhat odd for a concept to be better known for what it is not than for what it is. For correlation, the statistician is quick to warn of…
Do you need some friendly advice? Are you unsure how to go about something? Does everyone around you look like they know exactly what they’re doing? (They really don’t!). We’re inviting early-career researchers to send their questions about the life of a researcher or ask for career advice, and…
Dietrich Stoyan and Sung Nok Chiu write:
The question of the origin of COVID-19 is of great importance to humankind, as it seeks to understand how this pandemic emerged and how to prevent future pandemics caused by similar viruses. Currently, there are two competing theories, the natural origin (zoonosis) and…
We are happy to announce the upcoming Bernoulli–IMS World Congress will feature a Pre-Meeting for Young Researchers. This will take place over the weekend immediately before the World Congress, August 10–11, 2024, at the University of Duisburg–Essen, in Bochum’s neighbouring city of Essen, Germany.
The details of the meeting will…