The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education is happy to announce our 90th Cartoon Caption Contest!  Each month a cartoon, drawn by British cartoonist John Landers, is posted for you and your students to suggest statistical captions (cartoons are posted at the beginning of the month and submissions are due at the end of the month).   The caption contest is offered as a fun way to get your students thinking independently about statistical concepts.  

 

The next cartoon and the entry rules for the contest ending November 30 (intended as a great activity leading into the Thanksgiving break) are at   

https://www.causeweb.org/cause/caption-contest/november/2023/submissions  

 

The best submission will be posted on CAUSEweb and the winner(s) will receive their choice of a coffee mug or t-shirt imprinted with the final cartoon or free registration to eCOTS2024. 

Enjoy.

October Results:    

 

The October caption contest cartoon is shown above. The judges found the winning caption to be “When the climate plays dice, even the skiers can't predict the variation in snowfall!” submitted by Ian Bang, a student  at the Friends Seminary in New York City.  Ian’s caption is intended to emphasize the theme that whether we're looking at climate data or any other field, recognizing and managing variation is key to drawing meaningful insights from data and making reliable forecasts.  An honorable mention this month goes to Larry Lesser from The University of Texas at El Paso for his caption: “Fall predictions of late spring ski conditions are dicey!,” that can be used to remind students of the increasing uncertainty when making predictions farther into the future.  

 

Thanks to everyone who submitted a caption and congratulations to our winners!