The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education is happy to announce our 83nd 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 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.

March Results:  

The March caption contest cartoon is shown here. The judges found the winning caption to be “Good graphs give food for thought,” written by Larry Lesser at The University of Texas at El Paso. Larry’s caption can be used in discussing how data visualizations help in thinking about the interpretation of data and stimulate critical thinking about the topic of the plot. Honorable mentions this month go to Laila Poisson from Henry Ford Health for her caption:“Celebrating the art of statistics,” and to Charlie Smith from North Carolina State University for his caption: “Data visualization opens the door to understanding your data, and it’s cool!” Both of these captions can be used to stimulate a general appreciation for statistical graphics.

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