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“Keep things confidential. No sense in embarrassing the boss when the actual data arrives.” An interview with J. Stuart Hunter
6th April 2016
J. Stuart Hunter is recognised as one of the world's leading statisticians. Born in 1923 in Holyoke, MA, he is currently Professor Emeritus at Princeton University's School of Engineering and...
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“You need to promote a culture in which statisticians and subject matter scientists are working collaboratively hand-in-hand”: An interview with Royal Statistical Society President Peter Diggle
30th March 2016
Professor Peter Diggle is currently the President of the Royal Statistical Society, who began his term early in 2014 upon the resignation of John Pullinger who was appointed our National...
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How hackers are making use of statistics to steal your password
22nd March 2016
Author: Carlos Alberto Gómez Grajales I’m going to tell you a secret. For my first e-mail account, my password was the name of one of the lesser known released albums from the Seattle band...
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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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