Who will be this year’s PSQ Champion?
The search is on for the country’s young statistics wizards. The National Statistics Office (NSO) and the Philippine Statistical Association, Inc. (PSAI) invite all Filipino first-time freshmen students currently enrolled during the second semester of the school year 2013-2014 in colleges and universities all over the country to join the 22nd Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ).
The annual Quiz, which started in 1992, primarily aims to assess the competency and skills of students in statistics as acquired from the secondary education curriculum. It likewise hopes to promote, enhance, and instill awareness and appreciation of the importance and value of statistics among the students. It also seeks to generate public awareness on the importance of statistics in all development-planning activities and win overall support for all government statistical activities.
Regional championship shall be held simultaneously at NSO regional centers on November 14, 2013. All regional champions shall then compete in the National Finals on December 5, 2013 in Metro Manila.
The top five winners in the PSQ national finals shall receive a PSQ trophy and cash prizes. Each of the national finalists shall be given a PSQ medal and a Certificate of Recognition. Their coaches shall likewise be awarded with Certificates of Recognition. The college or university where the regional champions are enrolled, as well as the high school where they graduated, shall all be given Certificates of Recognition.
Interested students and coaches may register with the PSQ Regional Steering Committee through the NSO Regional Office for the regional championship. Other information can be obtained from the PSQ Secretariat at telephone numbers 716-0734 and 713-7074 or via email at PSQ-Secretariat@census.gov.ph.