Statistical Society of Canada

Statistical Society of Canada

Abbreviation	SSC
Type	Organizations based in Canada
Legal status	active
Purpose	advocate and public voice, educator and network to promote the use and development of statistics and probability.
Headquarters	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Region served	Canada
Official language	English, French

The Statistical Society of Canada (abbreviated as SSC; French: Société statistique du Canada) is a professional organization whose mission is to promote the use and development of statistics and probability.

Its objectives are

• to make the general public aware of the value of statistical thought, the importance of this science and the contribution of statisticians to Canadian society;
• to ensure that decisions that could have a major impact on Canadian society are based on relevant data, interpreted properly using statistics;
• to promote the pursuit of excellence in training and statistical practice in Canada;
• to encourage improvements in statistical methodology;
• to maintain a sense of belonging within the profession, and to promote dialogue among theoreticians and practitioners of statistics.

Each year the SSC awards the CRM-SSC Prize, in collaboration with the Centre de Recherches Mathématiques, to an exceptional young Canadian statistician.

Publisher of

• The Canadian Journal of Statistics

Arms

Coat of arms of Statistical Society of Canada

Notes The arms of Statistical Society of Canada consist of: Crest Above a helmet mantled Gules doubled Argent within a wreath Argent and Gules a Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) proper holding in its dexter talon a flash of lightning Gules. Escutcheon A Latin square chequy of nine Gules and Argent per bend reversed counterchanged each chequer Argent charged with a maple leaf Gules. Motto Scientia Sapientia Consilium

See also

• President of the Statistical Society of Canada

External links

• Official website