Mu Sigma Rho () is an American national

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for statistics It was established at

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in 1968.

History

Mu Sigma Rho was founded by Ted Bancroft, David Huntsberger, and Oscar Kempthorne at the Statistical Laboratory and Department of Statistics at

in 1968."National Statistical Honor Society Organized at Iowa State University
" ''Biometrics'', vol. 24, no. 4, 1968, p. 1053. . Accessed 22 Mar. 2024. It was formed as the National Statistics Honor Society. Mu Sigma Rho seeks to promote and encourage scholarly activity in

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, and to recognize outstanding achievement of students, faculty, and professional statisticians in academic and non-academic institutions. The society was incorporated in the state of Iowa. Its first chapter, ''Alpha'', was established at towa State University. Donald K. Hotchkiss was the first president of the national society, while Eric West was the first president of the ''Alpha chapter''. In February 2005, the society began allowing American Statistical Association chapters to join Mu Sigma Rho as affiliate chapters. The allows students to join the society who attend universities and colleges that do not have a Mu Sigma Rho chapters.

Activities

Mu Sigma Rho provides outreach and professional service.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. Some chapters host speakers and provide tutoring services to other students. The society publishes an occasional newsletter, ''The'' ''Mu Sigma Rhover''. Mu Sigma Rho presents annual awards, including the William D. Warde Statistics Education Award and the Mu Sigma Rho Early Career Undergraduate Impact Award. The Early Career Undergraduate Impact Award is presented to a statistics faculty member for contributions to the success of undergraduate students. 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. Faculty at any academic institution in the United States are eligible; recipients do not have to work for Mu Sigma Rho member institutions.

Membership

Mu Sigma Rho's membership consists of undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and honorary members. 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. Graduate students seeking membership must have completed twelve semester hours with a 3.50 GPA.

Chapters

Following is a list of Mu Sigma Rho chapters. Active chapters are in bold. Inactive chapters are in ''italics''.

Notable members

* Marcia Gumpertz, professor of statistics at

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* {{authority control Student organizations established in 1968 Honor societies Statistical organizations in the United States 1968 establishments in Iowa