StatFest 2006: a Forum for Future Statistics Offerings

摘要

The department of mathematical sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso hosted 2006 StatFest on November 18, 2006. Located at the heart of the U.S.-Mexico border, nearly 72% of the UTEP student body is Hispanic, and another 10% are Mexican nationals. Ranked third in the nation for awarding undergraduate degrees to Hispanics, the majority of UTEP students are first-generation college students. StatFest, a one-day conference, is an ongoing initiative of the ASA's Committee on Minorities in Statistics (CMS) that aims to encourage undergraduate minority students to pursue careers and graduate studies in the statistical sciences.