- Society Awards (extracted from the “Items of Understanding”)
- Winners of The Behaviormetric Society Awards
Society Awards (extracted from the “Items of Understanding”)
1) Content of Society Awards
The Society shall establish the four prizes of the Achievement Award, Excellence Award, Encouragement Award, and Publication Award. Presentation of the Achievement Award and Excellence Award shall begin in 1986, the Encouragement Award in 1999, and the Publication Award in 2011.
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The Behaviormetric Society “Achievement Award”
The Award shall be given to those who, to a great extent contributed to the development of behaviormetrics through their outstanding achievements. In principle, one person shall be selected each year. The Award winner shall be recognized at the General Meeting and be given a supplementary prize of 100,000 yen.
The official name of the “Achievement Award” shall be the “Hayashi Chikio Award (Achievement Award)”.
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The Behaviormetric Society “Excellence Award”
The Award shall be given to individuals and groups who presented a single or multiple outstanding research achievements related to behaviormetrics. One or two cases shall be selected each year, in principle. The Award winner shall be recognized at the General Meeting and given a supplementary prize of 50,000 yen per case.
The official name of the “Excellence Award” shall be the “Hayashi Chikio Award (Excellence Award)”.
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The Behaviormetric Society “Encouragement Award”
The Award shall be given to individual young researchers who presented promising and aspirational research achievements in the academic journals (“Kodo keiryogaku” and “Behaviormetrika”) published by The Behaviormetric Society, or at the Behaviormetrics Conference held every year. One case shall be selected each year, in principle. The Award winner shall be recognized at the General Meeting and shall be given a supplementary prize of 30,000 yen per case.
The official name of the “Encouragement Award” shall be the “Hidano Tadashi and Mizuno Kinji Award (Encouragement Award)”.
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The Behaviormetric Society “Publication Award”
The Award shall be given to authors and translators of excellent books related to behaviormetrics which are published in the past three years or so (three persons or fewer, in principle). One case shall be selected each year, in principle. The Award winner shall be recognized at the General Meeting and be given a supplementary prize of 50,000 yen per case.
The official name of the “Publication Award” shall be the “Sugiyama Meiko Award (Publication Award)”.
2) Fundamental Qualifications for Winners
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In the case of receiving an award as an individual, the individual must be an Associate, Regular, or Honorary member, other than a Supporting member.
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In the case of receiving an award as a group, at least half of the group must be Society members.
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Upon presenting an award, the consent of the concerned party is needed.
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The “Achievement Award” and “Encouragement Award” shall be given only once to each person.
Winners of The Behaviormetric Society Awards
Hayashi Chikio Award (Achievement Award / Excellence Award)
| time | year | Hayashi Chikio Award (Achievement Award) |
Hayashi Chikio Award (Excellence Award) |
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| 35th | 2020 | Kazue YAMAOKA (Teikyo University) | Koken OZAKI (University of Tsukuba) |
| 34th | 2019 | Shin-ichi MAYEKAWA (National Center for University Entrance Examinations) | Joe SUZUKI (Osaka University) Taisuke FUJITA (Nagasaki University) |
| 33rd | 2018 | Fumi HAYASHI (Toyo Eiwa University) | Koji KOSUGI (Senshu University) |
| 32nd | 2017 | Manabu IWASAKI (Seikei University/Yokohama City University) | Satoshi USAMI (The University of Tokyo) |
| 31st | 2016 | Kohei ADACHI (Osaka University) | Shohei SHIMIZU (Shiga University) |
| 30th | 2015 | Haruhiko OGASAWARA (Otaru University of Commerce) | Toshio SHIMOKAWA (Wakayama Medical University) |
| 29th | 2014 | Yutaka KANO (Osaka University) | Kensuke OKADA (Senshu University) |
| 28th | 2013 | Isao YOSHIMURA (Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Science) | Mingzhe JIN (Doshisha University) |
| 27th | 2012 | Hiroshi AKUTO (Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo) | Kojiro SHOJIMA (National Center for University Entrance Examinations) |
| 26th | 2011 | Ryozo YOSHINO (Institute of Statistical Mathematics) | Heungsun HWANG (McGill University) |
| 25th | 2010 | Takashi MURAKAMI (Chukyo University) | Takahiro TSUCHIYA (Institute of Statistical Mathematics) |
| 24th | 2009 | Kumiko MARUYAMA (Hokuriku Gakuin University) | Atsuko KITADA (Institute of Nuclear Safety Systems, Inc.) |
| 23rd | 2008 | Meiko SUGIYAMA | Takahiro HOSHINO (Nagoya University) |
| 22nd | 2007 | Fumiko SAMEJIMA (University of Tennessee) | Naoki KURAMOTO (Tohoku University) |
| 21st | 2006 | Toshiyuki FURUKAWA (National Hospital Organization Osaka Medical Center) | Hiroshi HOJO Yuejun ZHENG (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature) |
| 20th | 2005 | Takeshi KUBO (Ryugasaki Saiseikai Hospital) | Satoshi FUJII (Tokyo Institute of Technology) |
| 19th | 2004 | Kikuo NOMOTO (Emeritus Staff Member, National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics) | Maomi UENO (Nagaoka University of Technology) |
| 18th | 2003 | Tomio KINOSHITA (Koshien University) | Tokuhisa SUZUKI (Nikkei Research Inc.) Kazue YAMAOKA (National Institute of Public Health) |
| 17th | 2002 | Kiyoshi EGAWA (Hiroshima International University) | Kazuhisa TAKEMURA (Waseda University) |
| 16th | 2001 | Shizuhiko NISHISATO (Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto) | Shido SAI (Okayama Shoka University) |
| 15th | 2000 | Taro INDO (Professor Emeritus, University of California, Irvine; Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus, Kio University) | Nobuoki ESHIMA (Medical College of Oita) |
| 14th | 1999 | Akinori OKADA (Rikkyo University) | Tadashi IMAIZUMI (Tama University) |
| 13th | 1998 | Tadashi HIDANO (Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo Professor Emeritus, National Center for University Entrance Examinations) | Masanori ICHIKAWA (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) |
| 12th | 1997 | Masakatsu MURAKAMI (Institute of Statistical Mathematics) | Kohei ADACHI (Koshien University) Yutaka KANO (Osaka University) |
| 11th | 1996 | No prize winner. | Hirohisa KISHINO (The University of Tokyo) Shin-ichi MAYEKAWA (National Center for University Entrance Examinations) |
| 10th | 1995 | Nozomu MATSUBARA (The University of Tokyo) | Hideki TOYODA (Rikkyo University) |
| 9th | 1994 | Kazuo SHIGEMASU (Tokyo Institute of Technology) | Manabu IWASAKI (Seikei University) |
| 8th | 1993 | Shuichi IWATSUBO (National Center for University Entrance Examinations) | Tatsuo OTSU (Hokkaido University) |
| 7th | 1992 | Hiroshi IKEDA (Rikkyo University) | Ryozo YOSHINO (Institute of Statistical Mathematics) |
| 6th | 1991 | Kazumasa WAKIMOTO (Okayama University) | Haruhiko OGASAWARA (Safety Research Institute, Eastern Japan Railway Co.) Takashi MURAKAMI (Nagoya University) |
| 5th | 1990 | Hideo MIYAHARA (Kitasato University) | No prize winner. |
| 4th | 1989 | Masashi GOTO (Shionogi & Co., Ltd.) | Makoto TAKEYA (Takushoku University) |
| 3rd | 1988 | Kinji MIZUNO (Institute of Statistical Mathematics) | Mathematical Informatics Research Department, Electrotechnical Laboratory |
| 2nd | 1987 | Haruo YANAI (National Center for University Entrance Examinations) | Hisao MIYANO (Chiba University) |
| 1st | 1986 | Yoshio TAKANE (McGill University) | Yoshinori TOMIYAMA (University of Tsukuba) Keizo NAGAOKA (Kobe University) |
Hidano Tadashi & Mizuno Kinji Award (Encouragement Award)
| time | year | Hidano Tadashi & Mizuno Kinji Award (Encouragement Award) |
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| 22nd | 2020 | Kazuhiro YAMAGUCHI (University of Iowa) |
| 21st | 2019 | Masaki UTO (The University of Electro-Communications) |
| 20th | 2018 | Sho HASHIMOTO (Kwansei Gakuin University) |
| 19th | 2017 | Tomoya OKUBO (National Center for University Entrance Examinations) |
| 18th | 2016 | Hiroaki KONDA (Kansai University) |
| 17th | 2015 | Hironori SATOMURA (Japan Tobacco Inc.) |
| 16th | 2014 | Michio YAMAMOTO (Kyoto University) |
| 15th | 2013 | Taichi OKUMURA (Joetsu University of Education) Haruhiko MITSUNAGA (National Personnel Authority, NPA) |
| 14th | 2012 | Takuya OKAMOTO (Shinshu University) Shingo SABURI (Aichi Gakuin University) |
| 13th | 2011 | Satoshi USAMI (The University of Tokyo) Kei MIYAZAKI (Nagoya University) |
| 12th | 2010 | Koken OZAKI (Institute of Statistical Mathematics) |
| 11th | 2009 | Nobuyuki INAMIZU (Manufacturing Management Research Center, The University of Tokyo) Satoru YOKOYAMA (Keio University) |
| 10th | 2008 | Wataru MATSUMOTO (Institute of Statistical Mathematics) Kensuke OKADA (The University of Tokyo) |
| 9th | 2007 | Eiji MATSUDA (Asahi Shimbun Co.) Yiping ZHANG (The University of Tokyo) |
| 8th | 2006 | Mika KIGAWA (Toho University) Atsuho NAKAYAMA (Rikkyo University) |
| 7th | 2005 | Eiichi MORIMOTO (Video Research Ltd.) |
| 6th | 2004 | Kojiro SHOJIMA (National Center for University Entrance Examinations) |
| 5th | 2003 | Mayomi HAGA (Kagawa Nutrition University) Toshimitsu HAMASAKI (Pfizer Japan Inc.) |
| 4th | 2002 | Akinobu TAKEUCHI (Rikkyo University) |
| 3rd | 2001 | Takahiro HOSHINO (The University of Tokyo) |
| 2nd | 2000 | Kenichi KIKUCHI (National Center for University Entrance Examinations) Tadahiko MAEDA (Institute of Statistical Mathematics) |
| 1st | 1999 | Takahiro TSUCHIYA (Institute of Statistical Mathematics) |
Sugiyama Meiko Award (Publication Award)
| time | year | Sugiyama Meiko Award (Publication Award) |
Title of book (publisher) |
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| 10th | 2020 | Atsuko KITADA (Institute of Nuclear Safety System, Inc.) | “Genshiryokuhatsuden yoron no rikigaku: risuku kachikan koritsusei no semegiai. (The Dynamics of Public Opinion on Nuclear Power : Interrelation between Risk, Value and Efficiency)” [in Japanese] (Osaka University Press) |
| 9th | 2019 | Harumasa YOSHIMURA (Nara University) | “Shakaichosa ni okeru hihyohongosa (Nonsampling Errors in Social Surveys).” [in Japanese] (Toshindo) |
| 8th | 2018 | Shohei SHIMIZU (Shiga University) | “Toukeiteki Inga Tansaku (Causal Discoveriy).” [in Japanese] (Kodansha) |
| 7th | 2017 | Kentaro KATO (Benesse Educational Research & Development Institute) Tsuyoshi YAMADA (Okayama University) Ikko KAWAHASHI (Meiji Gakuin University) |
“R ni yoru komoku hanno riron (Item Response Theory with R).” [in Japanese] (Ohmsha) |
| 6th | 2016 | Kazuhisa TAKEMURA (Waseda University) | “Behavioral Decision Theory: Psychological and Mathematical Descriptions of Human Choice Behavior.” (Springer) |
| 5th | 2015 | Heungsun HWANG (McGill University) Yoshio TAKANE (University of Victoria) |
“Generalized Structured Component Analysis: A Component-Based Approach to Structural Equation Modeling.” (Chapman and Hall/CRC) |
| 4th | 2014 | Takashi INOGUCHI (University of Niigata Prefecture) Seiji FUJII (University of Niigata Prefecture) |
“The Quality of Life in Asia: A Comparison of Quality of Life in Asia.” (Springer) |
| 3rd | 2013 | Matia OKUBO (Senshu University) Kensuke OKADA (Senshu University) |
“Tsutaeru tame no shinri tokei: kokaryo, shinrai kukan, kenteiryoku (Psychological Statistics to Tell Your Story: Effect Size, Confidence Interval, and Power).” [in Japanese] (Keiso Shobo) |
| 2nd | 2012 | Shizuhiko NISHISATO (Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto) | “Kodo kagaku no tame no deta kaiseki — Joho haaku ni tekishita hoho no riyo (Data Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences: Use of Appropriate Procedures for Information Retrieval).” [in Japanese] (Baifukan Co., Ltd.) |
| Manabu KUROKI (Institute of Statistical Mathematics) | “Toukeiteki inga suiron — Moderu, suiron, suisoku (Causality – Models, Reasoning and Inference -).” [translation into Japanese] (Kyoritsu Shuppan Co., Ltd.) | ||
| 1st | 2011 | Haruo YANAI (Saint Luke’s College of Nursing) Yoshio TAKANE (McGill University) Kei TAKEUCHI (Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo) |
“Projection Matrices, Generalized Inverse Matrices, and Singular Value Decomposition (Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences).” (Springer-Verlag) |
| Takahiro HOSHINO (Nagoya University) | “Chosa kansatsu deta no tokei kagaku: inga suiron/ sentaku baiasu/ deta yugo (Statistics for observational data and survey data: Causal inference, selection bias, and data fusion.).” [in Japanese] (Iwanami Shoten, Publishers) |