Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Encyclopedia
The Institute of Mathematical Statistics is an international professional and scholarly society
devoted to the development, dissemination, and application of statistics
and probability
. The Institute currently has about 4,000 members in all parts of the world. Beginning in 2005, the institute started offering joint membership with the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability
as well as with the International Statistical Institute
.
The Institute publishes five journals:
In addition, it co-sponsors:
There are also some affiliated journals:
Learned society
A learned society is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline/profession, as well a group of disciplines. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honor conferred by election, as is the case with the oldest learned societies,...
devoted to the development, dissemination, and application of statistics
Statistics
Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments....
and probability
Probability
Probability is ordinarily used to describe an attitude of mind towards some proposition of whose truth we arenot certain. The proposition of interest is usually of the form "Will a specific event occur?" The attitude of mind is of the form "How certain are we that the event will occur?" The...
. The Institute currently has about 4,000 members in all parts of the world. Beginning in 2005, the institute started offering joint membership with the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability
Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability
The Bernoulli Society is a professional association which aims to further the progress of probability and mathematical statistics.It does this by taking advantage of an interlinked international network of professionals, focussing on the expansion of theoretical research and applications, the...
as well as with the International Statistical Institute
International Statistical Institute
The International Statistical Institute is a professional association of statisticians. The Institut International de Statistique or International Statistical Institute was founded in 1885 although there had been international congresses from 1853.. The Institute publishes a variety of books and...
.
The Institute publishes five journals:
- Annals of StatisticsAnnals of StatisticsThe Annals of Statistics is a peer-reviewed statistics journal published by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. It was started in 1973 as a continuation in part of the Annals of Mathematical Statistics, which was split into the Annals of Statistics and the Annals of Probability.Articles older...
- Annals of Applied Statistics
- Annals of Probability
- Annals of Applied ProbabilityAnnals of Applied ProbabilityThe Annals of Applied Probability is a peer-reviewed mathematics journal published by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. The journal was established in 1991 with founding editor J. Michael Steele and is indexed by Mathematical Reviews and Zentralblatt MATH.Its 2009 MCQ was 1.02, and its...
- Statistical ScienceStatistical ScienceStatistical Science is a review journal published by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. The founding editor was Morris H. DeGroot.-External links:*...
In addition, it co-sponsors:
- ALEA - Latin American Journal of Probability and Mathematical Statistics
- The Current Index to StatisticsCurrent Index to StatisticsThe Current Index to Statistics is an online database published by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and the American Statistical Association that contains bibliographic data of articles in statistics, probability, and related fields....
- Electronic Communications in Probability
- Electronic Journal of Probability
- Electronic Journal of Statistics
- Journal of Computational and Graphical StatisticsJournal of Computational and Graphical StatisticsThe Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, published quarterly by the American Statistical Association. Established in 1992, the journal covers the use of computational and graphical methods in statistics and data analysis. The scope includes...
(A joint publication with the American Statistical AssociationAmerican Statistical AssociationThe American Statistical Association , is the main professional US organization for statisticians and related professions. It was founded in Boston, Massachusetts on November 27, 1839, and is the second oldest, continuously operating professional society in the United States...
and the Interface Foundation of North America) - Probability SurveysProbability SurveysProbability Surveys is an open-access electronic journal that is jointly sponsored by the Bernoulli Society and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. It publishes review articles on topics of interest in probability theory.-Managing Editors:...
(A joint publication with the International Statistical InstituteInternational Statistical InstituteThe International Statistical Institute is a professional association of statisticians. The Institut International de Statistique or International Statistical Institute was founded in 1885 although there had been international congresses from 1853.. The Institute publishes a variety of books and...
and the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability) - Statistics SurveysStatistics SurveysStatistics Surveys is an open-access electronic journal that is jointly sponsored by the American Statistical Association, the Bernoulli Society, the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and the Statistical Society of Canada. It publishes review articles on topics of interest in statistics....
(A joint publication with the American Statistical Association, the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability, and the Statistical Society of Canada)
There are also some affiliated journals:
- Probability and Mathematical Statistics (Wrocław University of Technology, Journal home page)
- Latin American Journal of Probability and Mathematical Statistics Journal home page