April 30, 2012

Stat of the Week Competition: April 28-May 4 2012

Each week, we would like to invite readers of Stats Chat to submit nominations for our Stat of the Week competition and be in with the chance to win an iTunes voucher.

Here’s how it works:

  • Anyone may add a comment on this post to nominate their Stat of the Week candidate before midday Friday May 4 2012.
  • Statistics can be bad, exemplary or fascinating.
  • The statistic must be in the NZ media during the period of April 28-May 4 2012 inclusive.
  • Quote the statistic, when and where it was published and tell us why it should be our Stat of the Week.

Next Monday at midday we’ll announce the winner of this week’s Stat of the Week competition, and start a new one.

 

The fine print:

  • Judging will be conducted by the blog moderator in liaison with staff at the Department of Statistics, The University of Auckland.
  • The judges’ decision will be final.
  • The judges can decide not to award a prize if they do not believe a suitable statistic has been posted in the preceeding week.
  • Only the first nomination of any individual example of a statistic used in the NZ media will qualify for the competition.
  • Employees (other than student employees) of the Statistics department at the University of Auckland are not eligible to win.
  • The person posting the winning entry will receive a $20 iTunes voucher.
  • The blog moderator will contact the winner via their notified email address and advise the details of the $20 iTunes voucher to that same email address.
  • The competition will commence Monday 8 August 2011 and continue until cancellation is notified on the blog.

Nominations

  • avatar
    Kate Steel

    Statistic: 22% of tertiary students expect to earn more than $100,000 a year by the time they’re 30.

    This probably isn’t realistic since the 2006 census revealed that only 822 people in New Zealand aged 25-29 earned that much.
    Source: New Zealand Herald
    Date: 28/04/12

    It’s concerning that Tertiary students have such unrealistic expectations of the sort of income they can expect as a result of having a bachelors degree.

    12 years ago

  • avatar
    Dawei Han

    Statistic: Colin Craig said that naw Zealand women are more promiscuous than others.
    John Key didn’t think so.
    Source: Nz herald
    Date: 9/05/2012

    According to Paula Bernett Monday announcement.

    12 years ago