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MARLING SCHOOL WINATSCHOOL 2014 WINNERS

Gloucestershire school takes first prize at the WinAtSchool Final at the RSS in London

After 2 very close rounds and 26 questions Marling School from Gloucestershire claimed the £2,500 prize as they came out as clear winners, no tie breaker required this year, with a fantastic 67 points out of a possible 78.

Kesteven and Grantham Girls Grammar School, Lincolnshire came second with 66 points and a prize of £1,000 while Lady Manners School, Derbyshire took third with 59. Worthy of a mention is Colyton Grammar School from Devon who only missed out on third place and the £500 prize by one question.

We would like to thank all who took part, students, teachers and guests, and made the day and the competition such a fantastic experience. For more details and to find out how your school can take part and win next year visit WinAtSchool.org.uk.

FIRST – MARLING SCHOOL
SECOND – KESTEVEN & GRANTHAM GIRLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL
THIRD – LADY MANNERS SCHOOL

Pictured: Professor David Hand OBE (right) and Neil Sheldon (left) present Marling School with the WinAtSchool 2014 first prize at the RSS in London.

Pictured: Professor David Hand OBE (right) and Neil Sheldon (left) present Marling School with the WinAtSchool 2014 first prize at the RSS in London.

WinAtSchool at the Big Bang Fair

The RSSCSE Team attended the Big Bang Fair in Birmingham on 13th – 16th April 2014, to showcase the WinAtSchool Big Bang Quiz, a live interactive mathematics and statistics quiz. The activity was enjoyed by children, university students, parents and teachers who competed against each other to win prizes. The activity was a taster for the WinAtSchool Final that has prizes of up to £3,000 for winning schools.

To register your school for WinAtSchool and for further details visit WinAtSchool.org.uk

CensusAtSchool Wins Best Cooperative Project in Statistical Literacy

CensusAtSchool, run by the Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education (RSSCSE), was named Best Cooperative Project in Statistical Literacy by the International Association of Statistical Education and the International Statistical Literacy Project.

Presented to the RSSCSE AtSchool projects’ leader, Kate Richards, during the 59th International Statistical Institute World Statistical Congress in Hong Kong, a citation states the accolade was given “in recognition of an outstanding, innovative, and influential statistical literacy project that affects a broad segment of the general public and is fruit of the cooperation of different types of institutions”.

An Interview with Professor David J. Hand

Professor Hand, OBE, is currently Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Imperial College, London and a former President of the RSS. Since 2010, he has served as Chief Scientific Adviser to Winton Capital Management, who are sponsoring our statistical quiz WinAtSchool.

Below is a link to an interview with Professor Hand on STATISTICS VIEWS.

Spreadsheets for Statistical Analysis

We recently received links to two online resources that may be of particular interest to students using spreadsheets for statistical analysis. These could be used in Quantitative Methods Teaching where the use of spreadsheets, specifically Microsoft Excel, is being used for statistical analysis.

Prestige lecture - Professor Sir Adrian Smith FRS

Professor Sir Adrian Smith FRS delivering a prestige lecture at Plymouth University on 27th February 2013. You can now view this lecture, as well as a number of other statistical videos, for free on the UPmedia video service, see the link below. You can download a small excerpt (approx 17MB) from the main lecture here.

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MARLING SCHOOL WINATSCHOOL 2014 WINNERS

Gloucestershire school takes first prize at the WinAtSchool Final at the RSS in London

Spreadsheets for Statistical Analysis

Prestige lecture - Professor Sir Adrian Smith FRS

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