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“One of the most enjoyable aspects about being a statistician is that data comes from different fields and each one poses a novel scenario”: An interview with Ingram Olkin
7th March 2016
Ingram Olkin is a professor emeritus and chair of statistics and education at Stanford University and the Stanford Graduate School of Education. He is best known for developing statistical analysis...
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“What young statisticians should resist is the hypocrisy of stealth advocacy:” An interview with Andrea Saltelli
22nd February 2016
Andrea Saltelli has worked on physical chemistry, environmental sciences, applied statistics, impact assessment and science for policy. His main disciplinary focus is on sensitivity analysis of model...
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Multivariate Density Estimation: Author David Scott on the second edition of his bestseller
15th February 2016
David Scott's bestseller Multivariate Density Estimation: Theory, Practice, and Visualization clarifies modern data analysis through nonparametric density estimation for a complete working...
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“I am so glad I got into statistics and have the opportunity to use computers while working on engineering problems”: An interview with William Meeker
22nd January 2016
William Q. Meeker is Professor of Statistics and Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University. He is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association, The...
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Healthcare Simulation: A Guide for Operations Specialists – An interview with authors Laura Gantt and H. Michael Young
15th January 2016
This month, Wiley is proud to publish Healthcare Simulation: A Guide for Operations Specialists by Laura T. Gantt and H. Michael Young, which is a a focused guide for healthcare simulation...
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Fundamentals of Statistical Experimental Design and Analysis: An interview with Robert Easterling
8th January 2016
Towards the end of last year, Wiley was proud to publish Fundamentals of Statistical Experimental Design and Analysis by Professor Rob Easterling. Professionals in all areas – business;...
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Created by statisticians for statisticians: How R took the world of statistics by storm
19th November 2015
Author: Carlos Alberto Gómez Grajales Any particular day seems to be fit to change history. For instance, on May 5, 1976, Argentine former football player Juan Pablo Sorín was born. He played for...
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Providing data analysis for the highest chain of command: An interview with Christine Fox
2nd November 2015
At this year's Joint Statistical Meetings held in Seattle, USA, the President's Invited Address Speaker was Ms Christine Fox. Ms Fox is Assistant Director for Policy and Analysis at the John...
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“Really it was me just wanting to play with statistics and seeing what I could come up with”: An interview with Tyler Vigen
12th October 2015
Tyler Vigen is currently a student at Harvard Law School, working on his Juris Doctor degree. Within the past year or so, he has gained the attention of the statistical community for his website,...
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“Statistical control theory is an emerging area that could lead to advances in new statistical theory and ideas”: An interview with Michael Kosorok
11th September 2015
Professor Michael Kosorok is W. R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Biostatistics and Professor, at the Department of Statistics and Operations Research at University of...
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