Puerto Rico Statistics | 2015: Statistics Expo, celebrating World Statistics Day

To recognize the great contribution of statistics to the quality of life of all, the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics joins organizations around the world in celebrating World Statistics Day 2015. The objectives are:

Highlight the contributions of statistics in the different areas of knowledge.
Build an environment that brings together students, teachers, researchers, public employees, statisticians and other professionals who share a common interest in statistics.
To publicize the functions and contributions of the Institute in the community.

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Dr. Mario Marazzi-Santiago, Greetings and welcome
Dr. Anna Sandoval Girón, Qualitative Methods in the Design of Surveys and Evaluations
Ben Wood, Modern Consumer Panel Research
Dr. Qing Wu, Statistics at Google
Steve Ellsworth, Socrates
Carlos R. Torres-Cintrón, The transformation of Puerto Rico's cancer epidemiological surveillance system
Dr. Roberto Rivera, Quality Issues with Data

Technology Hall

Dr. Luis R. Pericchi, Hypothesis Testing and Estimation under a Bayesian Approach
Dr. Wolfgang Rolke, Regression and Generalized Linear Models
Stuart Gano, World Statistics Day

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Forum “From Violence to Dialogue: Understanding and Preventing the Social Crisis”

Forum “From Violence to Dialogue: Understanding and Preventing the Social Crisis”
On May 12, 2025, the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics held the forum entitled “From Violence to Dialogue: Understanding and Preventing the Social Crisis”, an event that brought together renowned experts from various disciplines to analyze, based on data, the multiple expressions of violence currently faced by Puerto Rico. The main objective of the meeting, held in Carolina, was to promote an informed dialogue that contributes to the understanding and prevention of violence in all its forms. The forum program included presentations on topics such as armed violence, drug trafficking, intimate partner violence, feminicide, education, social inequality and suicide. Each paper was supported by rigorous statistical evidence, as well as proposals aimed at strengthening public policies aimed at preventing these social problems.

The initiative:
The forum “From Violence to Dialogue: Understanding and Preventing the Social Crisis” focused on the importance of creating a space in which the context of current violence in Puerto Rico was addressed, where the intersection of various types of violence requires a comprehensive and evidence-based analysis. This multidisciplinary meeting not only allowed us to examine the different manifestations of violence, but it also established an important precedent in the use of statistical data for the development of public prevention policies. The participation of experts in different fields contributed to a deeper understanding of the magnitude of violence and the social challenges faced by Puerto Rico for the development of effective strategies that promote a safer and more equitable society.

Special Guest Presentations:

Raul Figueroa Rodriguez, A Comprehensive Approach to Suicide Prevention in Puerto Rico
Dr. Eduardo J. Zavala-Mendoza, Structural violence and psychoactive substances in Puerto Rico
Dr. Rafael A. Boglio Martinez, Firearms, violence and gender
Captain Aymée Alvarado Cardona and Myribel Santiago Torres, MPH, NPPR-Domestic Violence in Puerto Rico, 2014-2024
Attorney Laura Hernández Gutierrez, Strangulation Protocol

Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics

Dr. Diego E Zavala, Context of Violent Deaths in Puerto Rico Using the Typology of Violence in OMS.pdf
Mariluz Bezares Salinas, Beyond the Visible: Tertiary Deaths Due to Intimate Partner Violence in Puerto Rico
Manuel Mangual, Femicide Data Collection System

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2007: First Meeting for the Formation of the Statistical Coordination Committee

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EXPO STATISTICS 2025

Expo Statistics 2025

The Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics celebrated on October 17, 2025. This is the masterful event that the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics celebrates every five (5) years. The program of this activity addressed topics such as artificial intelligence and statistics, academic statistics programs in Puerto Rico and data needs in the public and private sectors, among other topics.

The initiative:

This initiative focuses on the use of quality data to drive change and is part of World Statistics Day, as proclaimed by the United Nations (UN).

Statistics Week Proclamation

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