The Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research

The Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research (in Dutch Vereniging voor Statistiek en Operationele Research (VVS+OR)) is a Dutch professional association for Statistics and Operations Research.

It was founded on August 15, 1945[1] as "Vereniging voor Statistiek".[2] It aims to promote the study and correctly application of statistics and operations research and closely related parts of mathematics, in order to serve science and society.

The association provides several magazines and organizes conferences and other meetings in the field of mathematical statistics, the medical statistics and biostatistics, statistics in the social sciences, the psychometrics, the econometrics, and decision making.

The president of the Society is Jacqueline Meulman.[3] Among the previous presidents were Jaap Wessels (1993 - 1997) and Richard D. Gill (2007 - 2011).[4]

Magazines

The association publishes the magazines "Statistica Neerlandica" and since 2000 "STAtOR" from the latter replacing the Gazette "VVS-Bulletin" which was last published in 1999.

References

  1. About The Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research (VvS+OR). Accessed September 30, 2013.
  2. Ida H. Stamhuis (1989) "Cijfers en aequaties" en "kennis der staatskrachten": statistiek in Nederland in de negentiende eeuw. p. 183
  3. A word from the president. Accessed September 30, 2013.
  4. Oud Voorzitters at www.vvs-or.nl. Accessed September 30, 2013.

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