[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10594]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            STATISTICS 2013

  (Mr. McNERNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring your attention to an 
exciting global initiative, the International Year of Statistics, or 
Statistics 2013, which is supported by nearly 2,000 groups in more than 
120 countries.
  Organized in the U.S. by the American Statistical Association, 
Statistics 2013's primary objectives are to increase public awareness 
of the impact of statistical sciences on our society and to nurture an 
interest in statistics among our youth. Participants of Statistics 2013 
are educating the public in how statistical sciences improve our lives 
in a myriad of ways, such as finding better cancer treatments and 
informing public policy. Statistics is an incredibly powerful tool that 
can be used in understanding complex phenomena. It's been used since 
antiquity.
  Congratulations, Statistics 2013. I encourage my colleagues to join 
me in recognizing the contributions and goals of Statistics 2013.

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