The Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research

The Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research (in Dutch Vereniging voor Statistiek en Operationele Research (VVS+OR)) is a Dutch professional association for Statistics and Operations Research. The society is a member of the European umbrella organization, the Association of European Operational Research Societies (EURO), and of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS).

Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research
Formation1945
Legal statusSociety
Purposeto promote the study and the correct application of statistics and operations research and closely related parts of mathematics, in order to serve science and society
Region
Netherlands
Parent organization
Association of European Operational Research Societies International Federation of Operational Research Societies
Websitewww.ngb-online.nl

It was founded on August 15, 1945[1] as "Vereniging voor Statistiek".[2] It aims to promote the study and the correct application of statistics and operations research and closely related parts of mathematics, in order to serve science and society.

The association provides several magazines and organizes conferences and other meetings in the field of mathematical statistics, the medical statistics and biostatistics, statistics in the social sciences, the psychometrics, the econometrics, and decision making.

The president of the Society is Fred van Eeuwijk.[3] Among the previous presidents were Jaap Wessels (1993 - 1997) and Richard D. Gill (2007 - 2011), and Jacqueline J. Meulman(2011-2016).[4]

Magazines

The association publishes the magazines "Statistica Neerlandica" and since 2000 "STAtOR". The latter replaced the Gazette "VVS-Bulletin" which was last published in 1999.

References

  1. About The Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research (VvS+OR). Accessed September 30, 2013.
  2. Ida H. Stamhuis (1989) "Cijfers en aequaties" en "kennis der staatskrachten": statistiek in Nederland in de negentiende eeuw. p. 183
  3. A word from the president. Accessed September 30, 2013.
  4. Oud Voorzitters at www.vvs-or.nl.
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