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FABRIS-ROTELLI, Inger et al. The South African Statistical Association and its role in science in South Africa. S. Afr. j. sci. [online]. 2024, vol.120, n.spe, pp.1-12. ISSN 1996-7489.  https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2024/20284.

SIGNIFICANCE: The South African Statistical Association (SASA) turned 70 years old in 2023, having made huge impacts in South Africa and beyond. Through SASA, the statistics community in South Africa has made significant strides in the field, both locally and internationally ensuring the importance of the discipline is concreted into the academic and industry playing fields. The statistics community continues to grow and remains passionate about growth and development of school learners, undergraduate and postgraduate students, academics and statisticians in industry The opportunities for statisticians in South Africa are endless, and important to the economic sustainability of South Africa. This paper provides an historical overview of the impacts of the South African Statistical Association and statistics in South Africa

Palavras-chave : statistics; statistician; South African Statisticai Association; Stats SA.

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