International Statistical Literacy Project
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The International Statistical Literacy Project of the International Statistical Institute has as main objective to contribute to statistical literacy across the world, among young and adults, in all walks of life. To this end, we provide an online repository of international resources and news in Statistical Literacy (see left column on this page), international activities to promote the resources and the individuals and institutions behind them and outreach activities to increase awareness (see right column of this page). Contact the IASE Executive or the ISLP Director by e-mail (reija.helenius@stat.fi) if you have any question. Hello everyone,
Pedro, Sharleen and I strongly believe in cooperation. We hope that you will also contribute to ISLP and advance our common goal to improve statistical literacy worldwide. Welcome to cooperate with us! Best wishes, Reija The mission of the International Statistical Literacy Project (ISLP) is to support, create and participate in statistical literacy activities and promotion around the world. International Statistical literacy project (ISLP) seeks for country representatives to promote and implement project activities. What do we expect from a country representative? We are seeking a person or team who is willing to help advance statistical literacy in their country or region. An ISLP country representative might be an employee of a statistical office or of an educational institution or might be a member of a society. They may be a member of ISI and/or some of its sections, but the membership is not obligatory. What are main tasks of the country representative? Willingness to * improve statistical literacy * give suggestions and ideas how to develop ISLP * advance and implement ISLP plans within own country/region * provide informing material (e.g. on coming events, country´s ISLP activities) to the ISLP team and the ISLP Newsletter How to apply for the country representative? If you are interested in becoming a country representative and working in this international cooperation project, please contact the Director of ISLP, Reija Helenius, by e-mail (reija.helenius@stat.fi) by the end of January 2010. The ISLP team will handle the informal applications and inform about selections during February 2010. If you have any questions please don´t hesitate to contact Reija. 
"Dedicated, hard working and ambitious are just some of the words that describe the learners who took part in the ISIBALO International Statistical Literacy Project Competition. All the 44 children who participated in the competition are winners. Their intelligence and willpower is inspirational, and their future in the world of statistics sparkles." (Zanele Nondzimba, ISIBANE 21 August, 2009, page 3. ). Statistician General of South Africa, Pali Lehohla is shown in the picture above with ISLP Director Juana Sanchez (2007-2009) giving the award to the South African winner Tamaryn Fortuin in the award ceremony, August 20th. See more information about the competition Age category: 12-14
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Age Category 17,18,AP
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I am Reija Helenius, the new director of ISLP. I come from Finland where I work as a Head of Development in the Information Services Unit of Statistics Finland. I am an elected member of ISI and a member of IASE. In my current job my main task is to develop user friendly services for users of statistics. Especially close to my heart are statistical training and national statistical offices´ cooperation activities with educational institutions. For the next four years I'm leading ISLP together with Dr Pedro Campos and Dr Sharleen Forbes. An ISLP advisory board will assist us in our work. All of us aim to improve statistical literacy worldwide.
Pedro comes from Portugal where he is working as an Assistant Professor at the University of Porto teaching statistics and information systems. He is also working in the Department of Methodology and Information Systems in Statistics Portugal. He is a member of the Research Unit LIAAD-INESC (Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support). Pedro was one of the pioneers in organising an ISLP statistical literacy competition for the first time in Portugal in 2006.
Sharleen is a New Zealander who has worked at Statistics New Zealand since 1994. Currently she is a General Manager in the Statistics Education & Research Unit there. She also holds an adjunct professorship in official statistics at the School of Government, Victoria University, Wellington. Sharleen has a long-standing interest in mathematics education, in the measurement of gender and ethnic differences in mathematics in particular, and in the application of simple techniques to explain longitudinal data. Sharleen is also a member of IASE & IAOS and an elected member of ISI. She is working very actively in different statistical associations and committees.
Statistical Literacy Competition