Acronyms
The institutions and organizations represented by these acronyms fall into four broad categories within the fields of statistics, education, and research:
Professional and International Societies
These are organizations that unite professionals around shared interests in statistics, statistical education, or applications of statistics in specific fields.
- ISI: International Statistical Institute
- IASE: International Association for Statistical Education
- IAOS: International Association for Official Statistics
- IASS: International Association of Survey Statisticians
- ISBIS: International Society for Business and Industrial Statistics
- TIES: The International Environmetrics Society
- ICMI: International Commission on Mathematical Instruction
Educational and Research Conferences
These are recurring or one-time events where educators, researchers, and practitioners gather to share knowledge and advancements in statistics or mathematics education.
- ICOTS: International Conference on Teaching Statistics
- OZCOTS: Australian Conference on Teaching Statistics (Oz is a local slang expression for Australia)
- USCOTS: United States Conference on Teaching Statistics
- JSM: Joint Statistical Meetings (of the American Statistical Association)
- ICME: International Congress on Mathematical Education
Journals and Publications
These are peer-reviewed journals focused on advancing research, theory, and practice in statistics and its education.
- SERJ: Statistics Education Research Journal
- JSE: Journal of Statistics Education
- TISE: Technology Innovations in Statistics Education
Programs, Projects, and Consortia
These are initiatives or collaborative groups aimed at improving statistical literacy and education.
- ISLP: International Statistical Literacy Project
- GAISE: Guidelines for the Assessment and Instruction of Statistics Education
- CAUSE: Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education