,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1 
#bjac ,mrs4 ,hagan submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,to designate the year    
#bjac as the ,international ,year of    
,statistics4  ,whereas more than #b1jjj 
organizations worldwide have recognized 
#bjac as the ,international ,year of    
,statistics1 a global celebration and   
recognition of the contributions of     
statistical science to the well-being of
 humankind2 ,whereas the science of     
statistics is vital to the improvement  
of human life because of the power of   
statistics to improve1 enlighten1 and   
understand2 ,whereas statistics is the  
science of collecting1 analyzing1 and   
understanding data that permeates and   
bolsters all sciences2 ,whereas         
statisticians contribute to the vitality
 and excellence of myriad aspects of    
,united ,states society1 including the  

economy1 health care1 security1         
commerce1 education1 and research2      
,whereas rapidly increasing numbers of  
students in grades ,k through #af and   
educators are recognizing the many      
benefits of statistical literacy as a   
collection of skills to intelligently   
cope with the requirements of           
citizenship1 employment1 and family2    
,whereas statisticians contribute to    
smart and efficient government through  
the production of statistical data that 
informs on all aspects of our society1  
including population1 labor1 education1 
economy1 transportation1 health1 energy1
 and crime2 ,whereas the goals of the   
,international ,year of ,statistics are 
to increase public awareness of the     
power and impact of statistics on all   
aspects of society1 nurture statistics  
as a profession1 especially among young 
people1 and promote creativity and      
development in the sciences of          
probability and statistics2 and ,whereas
 throughout the year1 organizations in  

countries across the world will reach   
out to adults and children through      
symposia1 conferences1 demonstrations1  
workshops1 contests1 school activities1 
exhibitions1 and other public events to 
increase awareness of the history and   
importance of statistics3 ,now1         
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 designates the year #bjac as the   
,international ,year of ,statistics2    
7#b7 supports the goals and ideals of   
the ,international ,year of ,statistics2
  7#c7 recognizes the necessity of      
educating the public on the merits of   
the sciences1 including statistics1 and 
promoting interest in the sciences among
 the youth of the ,united ,states2 and  
7#d7 encourages the people of the       
,united ,states to participate in the   
,international ,year of ,statistics     
through participation in appropriate    
programs1 activities1 and ceremonies    
that call attention to the importance of
 statistics to the present and future   
well-being of the people of the ,united 

,states4