Caption Contests
Each month a panel of educators will evaluate (blind) the submitted cartoon captions based on their edutainment value for teaching statistics.
Entries are welcome from all who use or enjoy statistics, including: students, instructors, and professionals.
See past entries and ongoing contests below!
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January 2024 - How does that make you feel to hear the words "not normal?"
Winners: Mike Leuke, Dane Joseph, Stephen Walsh, & Cigdem Sirin -
February 2024 - Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall: Tried to eggstrapolate, but had a fall! All the king’s horses, women, and men couldn’t do modeling with that small n!
Winners: Larry Lesser & Jim Alloway -
March 2024 - Left unsupervised, confounding children will turn raw data into processed junk
Winners: Grant Zou -
April 2024 - Ever since they made the minimum load size 30, the Central Laundry Theorem has never been so pronounced!
Winners: Grant Zou, Dashiell Young-Saver, Alden -
May 2024 - Regression Models can be very sensitive to noise and outlying behaviors!
Winners: Jodene Kessler, Kimberly Stanke, & Larry Lesser -
June 2024 - A big outlier can create havoc with your normality assumptions
Winners: Charlie Smith, Larry Lesser, & Laila Poisson -
July 2024 - Awaiting Results
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August 2024 - Accepting Submissions