The South African Statistical Association and its role in science in South Africa

Inger Fabris-Rotelli; Neill Smit; Cornelis J. Potgieter; Paul Fatti; Renette J. Blignaut; Trevor Hastie; Roelof Coetzer; Yoko Chhana; Niël le Roux; Sugnet Lubbe; Tarylee Reddy; Pravesh Debba; Johan Ferreira; Linda Haines; Christien Thiart; Thomas Farrar; Gary Sharp; Ansie Smit; Ashwell Jenneker; Liesl Morey; Mardé Booyse; Delia North; Ariane Neethling

doi:10.17159/sajs.2024/20284

Authors

Inger Fabris-Rotelli Department of Statistics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2192-4873
Neill Smit Centre for Business Mathematics and Informatics, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4570-033X
Cornelis J. Potgieter Department of Mathematics, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1995-6817
Paul Fatti School of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4078-4902
Renette J. Blignaut Department of Statistics and Population Studies, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3150-6624
Trevor Hastie Department of Statistics and Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0164-3142
Roelof Coetzer 1.School of Industrial Engineering, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa; 2.Focus Area for Pure and Applied Analytics, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7505-3911
Yoko Chhana School of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9699-9426
Niël le Roux Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1791-746X
Sugnet Lubbe Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2762-9944
Tarylee Reddy Biostatistics Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Durban, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9521-2692
Pravesh Debba Spatial Planning and Systems, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4870-988X
Johan Ferreira Department of Statistics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5945-6550
Linda Haines Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8843-5353
Christien Thiart Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2514-847X
Thomas Farrar Department of Mathematics and Physics, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0744-6972
Gary Sharp Department of Statistics, Faculty of Science, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0321-8067
Ansie Smit Department of Geology, University of Pretoria Natural Hazard Centre, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0315-0875
Ashwell Jenneker Statistics South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
Liesl Morey Biometry Unit, Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9591-8688
Mardé Booyse Biometry Unit, Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2710-5449
Delia North School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8073-5290
Ariane Neethling 1.GeoTerraImage, Pretoria, South Africa; 2. Department of Mathematical Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa