2010: Statistics Expo, celebrating World Statistics Day

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20 January 2026

On October 20, 2010, World Statistics Day was celebrated, as proposed by the United Nations Organization http://unstats.un.org/unsd/wsd/. In commemoration of this celebration, the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute held “Statistics Expo” at the Intercontinental Hotel. Hundreds of statisticians and people interested in statistics from the public, private, non-profit, academic and student sectors were present.

Expo Statistics Program The Statistical Expo Magazine Exhibitors Video

Presentations

Panel: Surveys for Data Collection
- Puerto Rico BRFSS, Mrs. Miriam Ramos, Department of Health
- Study on the prevalence of substance use by schoolchildren in Puerto Rico 2005-2007, Mrs. Carmen Julia Ruiz, ASSMCA
- The Retail Accounts Report (INFOVENTAS), Mr. Carlos Acevedo, Trading and Export Company
- Labor Statistics Bureau Surveys, Mrs. Elda Ivelisse Parés, Department of Labor and Human Resources
Statistical needs of non-profit organizations, Dr. Luz Mairym López, Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics
The use of six sigma in the pharmaceutical industry, Mr. Orlando Lozada, Pfizer
The Assistant: Your Guide to Data Analysis, Mr. José Padilla, Minitab
The Power of Statistics: What Converts Add Up, Mrs. Brooke Weisman, IBM
Panel: Municipal Statistics
- Use of statistics in the municipal administration, Plan. Ada Bones, Guaynabo Municipality
- Use of empirical and statistical methods for operational planning and evaluation of human services, Mrs. Moraima Nevarez, Toa Baja Municipality
Panel: The use of statistics in the media
- Statistics in the media, Mrs. Luisa García Pelatti, Business Section Director, El Vocero
- Statistics and journalistic research, Mrs. Omaya Sosa Pascual, Center for Investigative Journalism
- Statistics and media, Mrs. Joanisabel González, The New Day
- Keynote Conference: Ethical Principles of Statisticians, Dr. Mario Marazzi Santiago, Executive Director, Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics

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