也就是明年3，4月份之后毕业的本科生都可以参加
可以单独参赛也可以组成1-3人的队伍参加
Project scope:
Students may choose any topic on which to conduct their study. For example, the project may be a spin-off from a course project, such as from a capstone course. The originality and importance of the project will be judged.
The project must involve statistical applications using real data. Students may collect their own data or use existing data. The design of the study, the process of data collection and data manipulation will be judged.
Students are encouraged to apply any data analysis techniques that are appropriate. The appropriateness and the creativity of the analysis will be judged.
Awards:
There will be a first, second, third and fourth place, along with four honorable mentions.
Prizes: The top four winners will receive the following cash prizes:
1st place : $750
2nd place : $500
3rd place : $250
4th place : $100
One author (the first author or a designated author) and one instructor sponsor of each of the top four winning projects will be invited to present their winning project at the 2009 United States Conference on Teaching Statistics (USCOTS). The lodging and registration fee for the student presenters will be covered. The maximum support of transportation expenses per student presenter is $500 or economy class airfare, whichever is smaller.
The registration fee for the instructor sponsor will be covered. If the instructor also makes a presentation at USCOTS, the lodging will be covered.
In the case where a winning project has more than one author or/and more than one instructor sponsor, only one of the authors and one of the instructors will be supported. The announcement of the ranks 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, and the presentation of the awards to the top four winners will take place at the USCOTS.
The winning projects will be featured in the September 2009 issue of STATS magazine, the official ASA magazine for student research publications.
Project Submission Period:
May 5th, 2008 to January 26th, 2009
Students conducting their projects in Spring of 2008 are encouraged to submit their projects as early as May 2008.
Announcement of winners:
March 7th, 2009 (First Friday in March)
具体可以查看
http://www.causeweb.org/usproc/
上次比赛的获奖Project
http://www.causeweb.org/usproc/results.php
