Mu Sigma Rho
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ΜΣΡ | |
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Founded | 1968 Iowa State University |
Type | Honor society |
Affiliation | Independent |
Status | Active |
Emphasis | Statistics |
Scope | National |
Member badge | ![]() |
Publication | The Mu Sigma Rhover |
Chapters | 36 |
Headquarters | c/o Lynne Seymour, PhD Secretary, Mu Sigma Rho Department of Statistics University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 30602 United States |
Website | www |
Mu Sigma Rho (ΜΣΡ) is an American national honor society for statistics[1] It was established at Iowa State University in 1968.
History
[edit]Mu Sigma Rho was founded by Ted Bancroft, David Huntsberger, and Oscar Kempthorne at the Statistical Laboratory and Department of Statistics at Iowa State University in 1968.[2][3] It was formed as the National Statistics Honor Society.[2] Mu Sigma Rho seeks to promote and encourage scholarly activity in statistics, and to recognize outstanding achievement of students, faculty, and professional statisticians in academic and non-academic institutions.[1][3]
The society was incorporated in the state of Iowa.[3] Its first chapter, Alpha, was established at towa State University.[3] Donald K. Hotchkiss was the first president of the national society, while Eric West was the first president of the Alpha chapter.[3]
In February 2005, the society began allowing American Statistical Association chapters to join Mu Sigma Rho as affiliate chapters.[4] The allows students to join the society who attend universities and colleges that do not have a Mu Sigma Rho chapters.[4]
Activities
[edit]Mu Sigma Rho provides outreach and professional service.[5][1] Some chapters host speakers and provide tutoring services to other students.[2] The society publishes an occasional newsletter, The Mu Sigma Rhover.[5]
Mu Sigma Rho presents annual awards, including the William D. Warde Statistics Education Award and the Mu Sigma Rho Early Career Undergraduate Impact Award.[1][6] The Early Career Undergraduate Impact Award is presented to a statistics faculty member for contributions to the success of undergraduate students.[7] The Warde Statistics Education Award known as the Statistics Education Award before 2000, is presented to a statistics instructor for excellence in the classroom and a lifetime of commitment to statistics education.[7] Faculty at any academic institution in the United States are eligible; recipients do not have to work for Mu Sigma Rho member institutions.[7][6]
Membership
[edit]Mu Sigma Rho's membership consists of undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and honorary members.[2]
To be eligible for membership, undergraduates must have completed two years of college and eight semester hours of statistics courses, including five hours at a junior level, with a 3.40 GPA in those courses and a 3.20 GPA overall.[6][8] Graduate students seeking membership must have completed twelve semester hours with a 3.50 GPA.[6][9]
Chapters
[edit]Following is a list of Mu Sigma Rho chapters.[10] Active chapters are in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.
- ^ Chapter covers the greater Pittsburgh area, including Carnegie Mellon University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Slippery Rock University, and the University of Pittsburgh.
Notable members
[edit]- Marcia Gumpertz, professor of statistics at North Carolina State University
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Mu Sigma Rho: The National Statistics Honorary Society". Mu Sigma Rho: The National Statistics Honorary Society. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Department of Statistics, Purdue University.
- ^ a b c d e "Mu Sigma Rho at Virginia Tech". College of Statistics, Virginia Tech. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "National Statistical Honor Society Organized at Iowa State University." Biometrics, vol. 24, no. 4, 1968, p. 1053. via JSTOR,. Accessed 22 Mar. 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Affiliation with Mu Sigma Rho". Albuquerque Chapter of the ASA. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "National Articles of Incorporation, Constitution and Bylaws of Mu Sigma Rho", (2015) Mu Sigma Rho:The National Statistics Honorary Society. accessed 17 Dec 2022. via Department of Statistics, University of Purdue.
- ^ a b c d Jayawardhana, Ananda (March 1, 2022). "Mu Sigma Rho, The National Statistics Honorary Society". Amstat News. American Statistical Association. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Mu Sigma Rho Awards" (PDF). Mu Sigma Rho: The National Statistics Honorary Society. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Department of Statistics, Purdue University.
- ^ a b "Mu Sigma Rho". Elon University. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "Mu Sigma Rho UA". University of Arizona. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Mu Sigma Rho Chapters & Representatives" (PDF). Mu Sigma Rho: The National Statistics Honorary Society. 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Department of Statistics, Purdue University.
- ^ "Mu Sigma Rho National Statistical Honor Society: Alpha Chapter, Charleston, South Carolina". Mu Sigma Rho: The National Statistics Honorary Society. August 30, 1979. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Department of Statistics, University of Purdue.
- ^ a b c d e "News From the Chapters" (PDF). The Mu Sigma Rover. 10. Charleston, South Carolina: Mu Sigma Rho: 2–4. 1992 – via Department of Statistics, Purdue University.
- ^ a b c d "News From the Chapters" (PDF). The Mu Sigma Rhover. 1. Charleston, North Carolina: Mu Sigma Rho: 3–4. 1982 – via Department of Statistics, Purdue University.
- ^ a b c d "Mu Sigma Rho: Local Chapter Activities". The Mu Sigma Rhover. Charleston, South Carolina: Mu Sigma Rho. 7: 7-8. 1989 – via Department of Statistics, Purdue University.
- ^ a b "Report of 1986 Annual Meeting of Mu Sigma Rho" (PDF). The Mu Sigma Rhover. 5. Charleston, South Carolina: Mu Sigma Rho: 7–8 – via Department of Statistics, Purdue University.
- ^ Wasik, John L. "Report on 1988 Annual Meetin fo Mu Sigma Rho". The Mu Sigma Rhover. Charleston, South Carolina: Mu Sigma Rho. 7: 5. 1989 – via Department of Statistics, Purdue University.
- ^ "About Us | Mu Sigma Rho". Brigham Young University. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c "News From the Chapters" (PDF). The Mu Sigma Rhover. 7. Charleston, South Carolina: Mu Sigma Rho: 2–4. 1989 – via Department of Statistics, Purdue University.
- ^ "South Carolina Beta University of South Carolina Chapter of Mu Sigma Rho". University of South Carolina. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "News From the Chapters" (PDF). The Mu Sigma Rhover. 12. Charleston, South Carolina: Mu Sigma Rho: 2–5. 1994 – via Department of Statistics, Purdue University.
- ^ "Editorial Board" (PDF). The Mu Sigma Rhover. 13. Charleston, South Carolina: Mu Sigma Rho: 2. 1995 – via Department of Statistics, Purdue University.
- ^ "Virginia Commonwealth University - Systems Modeling and Analysis: Math Alliance: The National Alliance for Doctoral Studies in the Mathematical Sciences". mathalliance.org. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Mu Sigma Rho at UCR - HighlanderLink". University of California, Riverside. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Mu Sigma Rho | Statistics". George Mason University. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Mathematics and Statistics Club - Department of Mathematics". Grand Valley State University. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Mu Sigma Rho – Statistics Club". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Mu Sigma Rho: The National Statistics Honorary Society". University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Mu Sigma Rho - Statistics". Saint Michael's College. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Mu Sigma Rho". Boston Chapter ASA. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Affiliate Chapter of Mu Sigma Rho". Cleveland Chapter ASA. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Winona State University: Mu Sigma Rho Master List" (PDF). Winona State University. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "History Of The Washington Statistical Society". Washington Statistical Society. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Mu Sigma Rho 2012 Student Inductees". Kansas/Western Missouri Chapter ASA. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Mu Sigma Rho - Department of Mathematics". University of Arizona. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Mu Sigma Rho Chapter Information". St. Lawrence University. Retrieved March 21, 2024.