The goal of the John Hooper competition is to improve students' abilities to describe, explore and investigate their environment using statistics. This national competition is open to teams of 2 to 3 students, up to 18 years old and is named in honour of John Hooper BA* (1878 - 1930). The competition was first launched nine years ago to mark the first World Statistics Day in 2010.
This is the fifth year of the Award for the Best Use of CSO Open Data at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition. This award is for the most innovative use, or potential use, of CSO data, be it in statistical analyses, processes or outputs, a piece of research, a visualisation or a data map, the development of a device, a software application or the use of CSO data in any other innovative way.
These competitions, along with the Census at Schools initiatives, are sponsored by CSO as part of our Educational Outreach programme.
The winners of the 2019 competitions were as follows: Aisling Barry and Katrin Birk, Bandon Grammar School, were awarded the John Hooper Medal for Statistics for their poster “A Statistical Analysis of the Accuracy of 5-Day Forecasts in Predicting Hot vs Cold Temperatures”. Aisling and Katrin also came first in the senior category of the International Statistical Literacy Project. Kate Bagnall and Bobbi Beattie, the King’s Hospital, Dublin won first place in the ISLP junior category with their submission titled “Using statistics to investigate changing use of language in Irish Primary students’ writing after 80 years”. Conor Casey and Hannah Coombs, Pobailscoil Inbhear Scéine, Kenmare, were awarded the Medal for Best Use of CSO Open Data at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition.
The winners were presented with their awards at a ceremony held in the National Concert Hall, Dublin on 22 October 2019.
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John Hooper and Open Data Award winners at the National Concert Hall, 22 October 2019.
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Assistant Director General Paul Morrin, with CSO Open Data Award winner Conor Casey, Pobailscoil Inbhear Sceine, Kenmare, Co. Kerry at the National Concert Hall, 22 October 2019.
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Students Keith Ahern and Josh Baker, Blackrock College, Dublin with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin at the National Concert Hall, 22 October 2019.
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Ms. Niamh McNally with students Willemijn Bosschaert, Eva Connolly and Ella Shanahan, Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggan with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin at the National Concert Hall, 22 October 2019.
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Students Zainab Shahid and Cleo Gallen, Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggan with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin and Ms. Niamh McNally at the National Concert Hall, 22 October 2019.
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Students Emma Jane McKeon, Katie Conachy and Ruth Smyth, Eureka Secondary School, Kells with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin and Ms. Mary Mullaghy at the National Concert Hall, 22 October 2019.
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Students Aine Matthews, Daniella Onunkwo and Eimear Sherwin, Eureka Secondary School, Kells with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin and Ms. Mary Mullaghy at the National Concert Hall, 22 October 2019.
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Students Luke Kehoe, James Callaghan and David Caulfield, Good Counsel College, New Ross, Co. Wexford with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin and Mr. PJ Walsh at the National Concert Hall, 22 October 2019.
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Ms. Clare Treanor on behalf of students Shalom Oyenuga, Aoife Mulhall and Isabel Gill of Loreto Secondary School, Kilkenny with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin at the National Concert Hall, 22 October 2019.
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Students Cliona Dunne and Katy Hynes Loreto Secondary School, Kilkenny with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin at the National Concert Hall, 22 October 2019.
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Students Bobbi Beattie and Kate Bagnall, The King’s Hospital, Dublin with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin at the National Concert Hall, 22 October 2019.
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Third place runners-up of the John Hooper Statistical Poster Competition Elspeth McIntosh and Aifric Middleton Murphy, Bandon Grammar School with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin and Mr. Stephen McLaughlin at the National Concert Hall, 22 October 2019.
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Second place runners-up of the John Hooper Statistical Poster Competition Calum Agnew and Seb Lennon, St. Mary’s Diocesan School, Drogheda with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin and Ms. Sophie Caine at the National Concert Hall, 22 October 2019.
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Students Neil Hannon, Damien Kelly and Luke Coffey, Athlone Community College, Co. Westmeath with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin at the National Concert Hall, 22 October 2019.
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Winners of the John Hooper Statistical Poster Competition Aisling Barry and Katrin Birk, Bandon Grammar School with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin and Mr. Stephen McLaughlin at the National Concert Hall, 22 October 2019.
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Winners of the International Statistical Literacy Project (ISLP) Senior Category, Aisling Barry and Katrin Birk, Bandon Grammar School with Ms. Reija Helenius and Mr. Stephen McLaughlin at the National Concert Hall, 22 October 2019.
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Students Alexander Gniazdowski and Adam Stapleton, Ardscoil Ris, Limerick with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin and Ms. Eileen Flanagan at the National Concert Hall, 22 October 2019.
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Winners of the International Statistical Literacy Project (ISLP) Junior Category, Bobbi Beattie and Kate Bagnall, The King’s Hospital, Dublin with Ms. Reija Helenius and Ms. Sile Jio at the National Concert Hall, 22 October 2019.
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Students Patrick O’Connor, Liam Heylin and George McCann, Blackrock College, Dublin with Assistant Director General Paul Morrin at the National Concert Hall, 22 October 2019.
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