The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education is happy to
announce our 87th 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 - a great activity for the start of the
new term.
The next cartoon and the entry rules for the contest ending August 31 are at
https://www.causeweb.org/cause/caption-contest/august/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.
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Enjoy.
July Results:
The July caption contest cartoon is shown here. The judges found the winning caption to be
“Good Data Infographics grab everyone's attention!” submitted by Carolyn Showalter
from Ocean County College. Carolyn’s caption is a good reminder that graphical
presentations are more readily digested by viewers than mere statistical summaries. An
honorable mention this month goes to Larry Lesser from University of Texas at El Paso for
his caption: “We can all have a flare for statistics!,” that can be used to encourage
students who might otherwise be anxious about their statistics studies.
Thanks to everyone who submitted a caption and congratulations to our winners!