The Institute of Statisticians was a British

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founded in 1948 to protect the interests of professional

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. It was originally named ''The Association of Incorporated Statisticians Limited'', but this was later changed. The Institute was formed after the

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prevented a 1947 extension to the

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of the

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which would have allowed it to carry out examinations. The Institute of Statisticians attempted to obtain a Royal Charter of its own in 1978 and this led to discussions with the

about a possible merger. Talks foundered over disagreement on how to arrange the various membership categories. Within a few years, however, the talks were revisited and, on 1 January 1993, the two organisations merged, becoming simply the ''Royal Statistical Society''. From 1950 the Institute published a

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, first called ''The Incorporated Statistician'' (

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14669404) then renamed ''The Statistician'' ({{ISSN, 0039-0526) in 1962, before being subsumed into the ''

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'' as ''Series D'' upon the merger in 1993.JSTOR history of the Institute's journal
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The Royal Statistical Society's website
Statistical societies

Statisticians A statistician is a person who works with theoretical or applied statistics. The profession exists in both the private and public sectors. It is common to combine statistical knowledge with expertise in other subjects, and statisticians may wor ...

Defunct learned societies of the United Kingdom 1948 establishments in the United Kingdom 1993 disestablishments in the United Kingdom Organizations established in 1948 Organizations disestablished in 1993

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