Associação Brasileira de Estatística
Encyclopedia
Associação Brasileira de Estatística (ABE; Brazilian Statistical Society), is a non-profit organization
with the purpose of promoting the development and application of statistical science
, and sometimes acts as a debate place for any professional body
that has interest in statistics
.
ABE is responsible for organizing the Simpósio Nacional de Probabilidade e Estatística (SINAPE), a symposium where statisticians from all over the country can debate the last advances of probability theory
and statistics
. Despite its local ambitions, SINAPE regularly receives international attention.
ABE publishes bimonthly the Brazilian Journal of Probability and Statistics
.
Organization
An organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. The word itself is derived from the Greek word organon, itself derived from the better-known word ergon - as we know `organ` - and it means a compartment for a particular job.There are a variety of legal types of...
with the purpose of promoting the development and application of statistical science
Statistical Science
Statistical Science is a review journal published by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. The founding editor was Morris H. DeGroot.-External links:*...
, and sometimes acts as a debate place for any professional body
Professional body
A professional association is usually a nonprofit organization seeking to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals engaged in that profession, and the public interest.The roles of these professional associations have been variously defined: "A group of people in a...
that has interest in statistics
Statistics
Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments....
.
ABE is responsible for organizing the Simpósio Nacional de Probabilidade e Estatística (SINAPE), a symposium where statisticians from all over the country can debate the last advances of probability theory
Probability theory
Probability theory is the branch of mathematics concerned with analysis of random phenomena. The central objects of probability theory are random variables, stochastic processes, and events: mathematical abstractions of non-deterministic events or measured quantities that may either be single...
and statistics
Statistics
Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments....
. Despite its local ambitions, SINAPE regularly receives international attention.
ABE publishes bimonthly the Brazilian Journal of Probability and Statistics
Brazilian Journal of Probability and Statistics
The Brazilian Journal of Probability and Statistics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes papers related to statistics. It is published triannually by the Brazilian Statistical Association with the support of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics...
.