The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education is happy to
announce our 72nd Cartoon Caption Contest - completing our sixth year! 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 May 31 are at
https://www.causeweb.org/cause/caption-contest/may/2022/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 for
eCOTS.
Enjoy.
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April Results: The April caption contest cartoon is shown here. The winning caption for
the contest was “Data is right up a statistician's alley!" written by Larry
Lesser from the University of Texas at El Paso. Larry’s caption provides a reminder of
the ubiquitous importance of data in Statistics & Data Science. An honorable mention
this month goes to Debmalya Nandy, at the Colorado School of Public Health “Whether
it's bowling or another game, dedicated practice can, almost surely, beat random
chance!,” which invites classroom conversation about what is expected under random versus
non-random circumstances.
Thanks to everyone who submitted a caption and congratulations to our winners!