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| Associação Brasileira de Estatística | |
|---|---|
| Name | Associação Brasileira de Estatística |
| Formation | 1977 |
| Type | Professional association |
| Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro |
| Region served | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Leader title | President |
Associação Brasileira de Estatística is a Brazilian professional association founded to promote the development and dissemination of statistical science across Brazil, engaging with academic institutions, industry partners, and public agencies. The association interacts with international bodies, national universities, and research institutes to foster collaboration among statisticians, data scientists, and applied researchers in contexts such as public policy, health surveillance, and agronomy.
The association emerged during the late 20th century when statistical communities in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile were consolidating networks linking Universidade de São Paulo, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, and other centers. Founding meetings referenced practices from International Statistical Institute, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Royal Statistical Society, American Statistical Association, and regional groups like Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciência. Early leaders coordinated with policymakers associated with Ministério da Saúde (Brazil), Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, Embrapa, and public research agencies such as CNPq and CAPES. Over subsequent decades the association adapted to influences from conferences like Joint Statistical Meetings, collaborations with European Statistical System, and methodological advances traced to figures connected with John Tukey, Ronald Fisher, David Cox, Bradley Efron, and Jerzy Neyman.
The association’s objectives align with the missions of peer organizations such as American Statistical Association, Royal Statistical Society, International Statistical Institute, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and Società Italiana di Statistica, emphasizing curriculum development at institutions like Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. It seeks to promote standards used by agencies such as Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira and to support applied work in sectors represented by Fiocruz, Agência Nacional de Saúde Suplementar, Banco Central do Brasil, and Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento. Objectives include fostering links with professional societies like Sociedad Argentina de Estadística, Sociedad Chilena de Estadística, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, and research centers such as Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento (CPqD).
Governance follows models comparable to American Statistical Association and Institute of Mathematical Statistics, with an elected presidium, scientific committees, and advisory boards populated by academics from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Universidade Federal do Paraná, and researchers from Fiocruz, Embrapa, and INEP. Committees coordinate with editorial teams for journals and with accreditation efforts similar to those overseen by CAPES and funding programs of CNPq. The administrative office liaises with municipal and state authorities in Rio de Janeiro (city), São Paulo (state), Brasília, and maintains relations with international partners such as World Health Organization, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Membership categories mirror those in American Statistical Association and Royal Statistical Society, including student members from Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, professional statisticians from Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, and emeritus members affiliated with Universidade Federal de Goiás. Regional chapters operate in cities like São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro (city), Porto Alegre, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, and collaborate with local societies such as Sociedade Brasileira de Matemática and Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciência. International partnerships facilitate exchange with Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada, London School of Economics, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.
The association organizes national meetings inspired by formats like Joint Statistical Meetings, regional symposia comparable to ENAR and workshops resembling ICMS seminars, and biennial congresses that host plenaries by scholars affiliated with Universidade de Cambridge, Universidade de Oxford, Princeton University, Stanford University, and Universidade de Chicago. Events often include collaborations with Fiocruz, Embrapa, Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada, and international partners such as International Biometric Society, European Mathematical Society, and Inter-American Statistical Institute. Special sessions have featured themes relevant to projects funded by CNPq, FAPESP, FAPERJ, and partnerships with World Health Organization and Pan American Health Organization.
The association publishes periodicals and proceedings analogous to journals like Journal of the American Statistical Association, Biometrika, Annals of Statistics, Brazilian Journal of Probability and Statistics, and maintains newsletters that disseminate research from institutions such as Universidade de São Paulo, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, and reports used by Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística and Ministério da Saúde (Brazil). Editorial boards include members with affiliations to University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University, Universidade de Lisboa, and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, ensuring peer review processes comparable to those of Institute of Mathematical Statistics.
The association confers awards modeled after honors like the COPSS Presidents' Award, Royal Statistical Society Guy Medal, and national recognitions similar to prizes granted by CNPq and FAPERJ, celebrating distinctions achieved by researchers connected to Universidade de São Paulo, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Fiocruz, and international collaborators from Imperial College London and University of Toronto. Recipients often include statisticians who have contributed to projects supported by World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, European Commission, and bilateral programs with institutions such as National Institutes of Health and Wellcome Trust.
Category:Professional associations based in Brazil Category:Statistics organizations