Statistical Society of Canada

Statistical Society of Canada
AbbreviationSSC
TypeOrganizations based in Canada
Legal statusactive
Purposeadvocate and public voice, educator and network to promote the use and development of statistics and probability.
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Region served
Canada
Official language
English, French

The Statistical Society of Canada (abbreviated as SSC; French: Société statistique du Canada) is a professional organization whose mission is to promote the use and development of statistics and probability.

Its objectives are

  • to make the general public aware of the value of statistical thought, the importance of this science and the contribution of statisticians to Canadian society;
  • to ensure that decisions that could have a major impact on Canadian society are based on relevant data, interpreted properly using statistics;
  • to promote the pursuit of excellence in training and statistical practice in Canada;
  • to encourage improvements in statistical methodology;
  • to maintain a sense of belonging within the profession, and to promote dialogue among theoreticians and practitioners of statistics.

Each year the SSC awards the CRM-SSC Prize,[1] in collaboration with the Centre de Recherches Mathématiques, to an exceptional young Canadian statistician.

Publisher of

Arms

Coat of arms of Statistical Society of Canada
Notes
The arms of Statistical Society of Canada consist of:[2]
Crest
Above a helmet mantled Gules doubled Argent within a wreath Argent and Gules a Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) proper holding in its dexter talon a flash of lightning Gules.
Escutcheon
A Latin square chequy of nine Gules and Argent per bend reversed counterchanged each chequer Argent charged with a maple leaf Gules.
Motto
Scientia Sapientia Consilium

See also

References

  1. ^ CRM-SSC Prize at the CRM website
  2. ^ Robert Douglas Watt. "Letters Patent Confering the SSC Arms". Archived from the original on December 17, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2010.



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