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About Norwegian Statistical Association

The Norwegian Statistical Association (NSF) is an association for everyone with an interest in statistics and a desire to contribute to the dissemination of statistical insight and increase of sociatal impact of statistics.

NSF is an extension of ‘Den Norske Statistikerklubb’ founded January 7 1919. NSF was established April 28.1936 and the constitution was fundamentally revised March 4 1985.

The mission of the association is to connect Norwegian statisticians, and to promote their statistical and professional interests. The association shall contribute to cooperation between Norwegian statisticians and the international statistical community. Further, NSF shall work for dissemination of statistical insight and influence in the education system and elsewhere in society.

The association consists of NSF Central and NSF Local units in Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim and Stavanger.

NSF Central contributes with:

  • Organise the Norwegian Statistical Meeting – bi-annually

  • Organise the Nordic Statistical Meeting – bi-annually – with other Nordic Associations

  • Organise and contribute to seminars, conferences and courses in statistics

  • Publish the membership magazine – ‘Tilfeldig Gang’ – 2-4 issues per year

  • Publish the journal – ‘Scandinavian Journal of Statistics – with other Nordic Associations

  • Administrate the awarding of the Sverdrup Awards

  • Disseminate information about the labor market for statisticians

  • Represent Norwegian statisticians in international statistical associations

  • Promote statistical insight and influence in education and society

NSF Local units contribute with:

  • Enhance the identity of and contact between statisticians in the local community

  • Include statisticians and statistics supporters, also outside academia

  • Organize meetings for members and other statistics supporters locally

  • Recruit members particularly among MSc and Phd-students

NSF members receive the following privileges:

  • Receive the membership magazine – ‘Tilfeldig Gang’ – 2-4 times per year

  • Reduced participation fee in NSF events

  • Reduced participation fee in certain international meetings

  • Reduced subscription fee for the journal ‘Scandinavian Journal of Statistics’

  • Stipends for young members for seminar and conference participation

  • Eligibility to be nominated for the Sverdrup Award

  • Access to information on vacant positions for statisticians

  • Possibility to distribute information on vacant positions for statisticians

NSF Central has membership in: