Mu Sigma Rho () is the US national statistics
honor society
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.
History
Founded in 1968 at
Iowa State University, Mu Sigma Rho seeks to promote and encourage scholarly activity in
statistics
Statistics (from German language, German: ''wikt:Statistik#German, Statistik'', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of ...
, and to recognize outstanding achievement among students and faculty thereof. Its activities include outreach and professional service.
[National Articles of Incorporation, Constitution and Bylaws of Mu Sigma Rho](_blank)
accessed 17 Dec 2022.
The Society publishes an occasional newsletter, the ''Mu Sigma Rhover''.
See also
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Kappa Mu Epsilon, (
mathematics
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)
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Mu Alpha Theta, (
mathematics
Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...
, high school)
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Pi Mu Epsilon, (
mathematics
Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...
)
External links
Mu Sigma Rho and the College Bowl*
References
Student organizations established in 1968
Honor societies
Statistical organizations in the United States
1968 establishments in Iowa
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