The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education is happy to
announce our 91st 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/december/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.
November Results:
The November caption contest cartoon is shown above. The judges found the winning caption
to be “Alright kids, to recap: November is stranger safety month, stay alert and don’t be
a dot on next year’s plot!” submitted by Regina Lisinker, a student at the University of
Minnesota. Regina’s caption is intended to emphasize the identification of seasonal
effects in time series plots. Two honorable mentions this month go to Julie Skokie from
The North Broward Preparatory School for her caption: “Any turkey can see the seasonal
nature of the collected data!” and to retired AP teacher Jodene Kessler for her multi-pun
caption “Lieutenant Tom, suspecting ‘fowl’ play in the sudden spike in poultry
disappearances, decided the thyme had come for addressing the gravy danger to the team.”
that also can be used to discuss seasonal effects and anomalies seen on time series
plots.
Thanks to everyone who submitted a caption and congratulations to our winners!