Sponsors Video Competition, Provides Access to Important Statistics Content
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., along with over 1,400 highly influential
statistical organizations around the globe, is supporting The
International Year of Statistics (Statistics2013 – www.statistics2013.org)
to promote the importance of statistics to the broader scientific
community, business and government data users, the media, policy makers,
employers, students, and the general public. Wiley activities include
sponsorship of a video contest and free access to a range of important
statistics content.
Statistics – the science of learning from data and of measuring,
controlling and communicating uncertainty – has powerful and
far-reaching effects for society, yet most people are unaware how it
improves their lives.
“As one of the world’s leading statistics publishers, Wiley is
supporting Statistics2013 to help increase public awareness of the power
and impact of statistics on all aspects of society; nurturing statistics
as a profession, especially among young people; and promoting creativity
and development in the sciences of probability and statistics,” said
Kathryn Sharples, Statistics Publisher, Wiley.
Wiley is sponsoring the Statistics2013
video contest, asking that submitted videos illustrate how
statistics impacts individual lives, improves society, or in general
makes the world a better place; how statistical thinking can be brought
to bear on important issues of our day; and how careers in statistics
can be rewarding. Videos will be judged on both their statistical
content and their entertainment value.
Additionally, throughout 2013, Wiley will be opening up a wide range of
notable statistics content, with free access to over 150 classic journal
articles and book chapters, free trial access to over 20 statistics
journals, free issues of Significancemagazine on the Signficance App,
and frequently updated news and features about activities taking place
as part of Statistics2013 on StatisticsViews.com:
Three Months of Free Access to over 20 Statistics Journals
Visitors to Wiley Online Library will be able to claim three months of
free access to the January to June 2011 issues of all Wiley Statistics
journals, which can be taken at any point during 2013.
Classic Journal Content
Four “Classic Content” virtual issues have been created which can be
accessed freely throughout 2013. There are Virtual Issues from Statistics
in Medicine, Biometrics, and The Journal of the
Royal Statistical Society, and a cluster Virtual Issue containing
classic papers from across the full Wiley statistics journal portfolio.
Classic Book Content
Visitors to Wiley Online Library will be able to make use of free access
to 100 classic online book and eMRW statistics chapters for the duration
of 2013.
Free Access to the Significance Magazine App
The Significance magazine App for iOS and Android will be
freely available, featuring all 2013 issues of Significance.
Information on all of Wiley’s activities supporting Statistics2013 is
available at www.wiley.com/go/iys hosted
onStatisticsViews.com,
Wiley’s new statistics information hub created for professional
statisticians, analysts, students, and any user of statistics in
interdisciplinary subjects as the first place to go when looking for any
information related to statistical research.
“Wiley is proud to participate in this esteemed celebration, emphasizing
the relevance and applicability of statistics worldwide,” said Jon
Walmsley, VP & Managing Director, Physical Sciences & Engineering,
Wiley. “We are keen to support the endeavours of Statistics2013 to
highlight the importance of statistics for all audiences.”
