Outstanding Statistical Application Purpose and History Established in 1986, the award recognizes a paper which is an outstanding application of statistics in any substantive field. Selection Criteria The award criteria are The impact of the statistical application in the substantive field, and The ingenuity/novelty of the statistical treatment of the problem. Form of Award The Award consists of a certificate and $1,000 cash prize. Important Dates Nominations should be received by April 1. The award will be presented at the Joint Statistical Meetings in August. Nominations Eligible nomination should be based on papers, monographs, reports or other substantive evidence appearing within two years prior (2005 and/or 2006 for the 2007 award). Nominated work must have been subject to external peer review and preferably, to formal refereeing. Any person may nominate eligible applications to the Selection Committee. Six copies of the nominated work, and with six copies of the nomination letter, carefully describing its significance, particularly its impact in the substantive field, should be sent to the Committee Chair.
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