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| Korean Statistical Society | |
|---|---|
| Name | Korean Statistical Society |
| Native name | 한국통계학회 |
| Formation | 1932 |
| Headquarters | Seoul |
| Region | South Korea |
| Language | Korean, English |
| Leader title | President |
Korean Statistical Society
The Korean Statistical Society is a professional association for statisticians in South Korea that promotes statistical research, education, and application across academia, industry, and government. It connects scholars, practitioners, and students through publications, conferences, and collaborative projects with institutions in Asia, Europe, and North America. The Society interacts with international bodies and hosts events that feature work linked to major universities, research institutes, and statistical agencies.
The Society traces roots to early 20th-century statistical activities linked to institutions such as Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Korea University, Keijō Imperial University, and Ewha Womans University, and evolved alongside national milestones including the March 1st Movement and postwar reconstruction. Its development paralleled the rise of regional organizations like the International Statistical Institute, Royal Statistical Society, American Statistical Association, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and the International Biometric Society. Over decades the Society intersected with research centers such as the Korean Institute of Science and Technology and policy agencies like the Korea Development Institute and the Bank of Korea while engaging scholars from Kyoto University, University of Tokyo, Harvard University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Columbia University, Princeton University, Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins University, Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, University of Michigan, Peking University, Tsinghua University, National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, University of Melbourne, Monash University, University of British Columbia, McGill University, University of Toronto, ETH Zurich, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Max Planck Society, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Fudan University, Sejong University, Hanyang University, Sungkyunkwan University, Konkuk University, Inha University, Chung-Ang University, and Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology.
Governance structures align with models used by organizations such as American Statistical Association, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Royal Statistical Society, and International Statistical Institute. The Society's executive board, committees, and editorial boards coordinate with national bodies including the Ministry of Education (South Korea), National Statistical Office (South Korea), and research foundations like the National Research Foundation of Korea. Leadership roles have been held by faculty from Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Korea University, KAIST, and POSTECH, and the Society liaises with international entities such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation statistical working groups, the OECD, the World Bank, the United Nations Statistical Commission, and the International Monetary Fund.
Membership categories mirror professional societies like the IEEE, American Mathematical Society, and Association for Computing Machinery with regular, student, and emeritus members drawn from universities, government statistical offices, hospitals such as Seoul National University Hospital, corporations including Samsung, LG Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company, and research institutes like the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs. Local chapters operate in metropolitan areas and collaborate with regional universities including Busan National University, Pusan National University, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Jeju National University, and Gangneung-Wonju National University.
The Society publishes journals and bulletins similar to titles like the Journal of the American Statistical Association, Biometrika, Annals of Statistics, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Statistics in Medicine, Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, and Technometrics. It oversees peer-reviewed outlets that feature work in collaboration with publishers and indexing services akin to Springer, Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Cambridge University Press, and Oxford University Press. Special issues and monographs have featured research from scholars affiliated with Harvard University, Stanford University, Columbia University, Seoul National University, KAIST, Kyoto University, and Peking University.
Annual meetings, symposia, workshops, and joint conferences reflect formats used by the International Biometric Society, American Statistical Association, and Institute of Mathematical Statistics. The Society co-hosts events with universities such as Seoul National University, Yonsei University, KAIST, POSTECH, and international partners including University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University of California, Berkeley, National University of Singapore, and Tsinghua University. It presents awards modeled after prizes such as the Cox Medal, Fisher Prize, Guy Medal, R. A. Fisher Lectureship, and honors named for eminent statisticians who studied or taught at institutions like Princeton University, University of Chicago, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and University of Pennsylvania.
Educational initiatives align with programs at Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Korea University, KAIST, and POSTECH and collaborate with professional education providers like Coursera, edX, Khan Academy, and industry training units at Samsung, LG, and Hyundai Motor Company. The Society runs workshops on methodologies used in projects at organizations such as the World Health Organization, Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Korea Development Institute, and Bank of Korea, and supports student chapters that engage with competitions similar to the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest and practice-based placements with research institutes like KIST and KDI.
Research spans topics comparable to those in journals like Biometrika, Annals of Statistics, Journal of Econometrics, and Journal of Machine Learning Research, covering statistical theory, applied statistics, biostatistics, econometrics, time series, spatial statistics, causal inference, and machine learning. Contributions link to applied work in collaborations with institutions such as Seoul National University Hospital, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Samsung Medical Center, Asan Medical Center, Yonsei Severance Hospital, National Cancer Center (South Korea), Korea University Anam Hospital, and universities including KAIST, POSTECH, Peking University, Tsinghua University, National University of Singapore, University of Melbourne, ETH Zurich, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Harvard University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University, University of Chicago, Princeton University, Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Duke University, University of Toronto, McGill University, University of British Columbia, Fudan University, Sejong University, Hanyang University, Sungkyunkwan University, and Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology.
Category:Professional associations based in South Korea