“I stepped into the world of data mining. This path has been a thrilling and troubling journey.” Interview with Dr Galit Shmueli
29th June 2014
Galit Shmueli is SRITNE Chaired Professor of Data Analytics and Associate Professor of Statistics & Information Systems at the Indian School of Business. Dr. Shmueli's research focuses on...
Read MoreStatistics for Exercise Science and Health: An interview with author J.P. Verma
27th June 2014
This month Wiley are proud to publish Statistics for Exercise Science and Health with Microsoft Excel, which introduces the use of statistics to solve a variety of problems in exercise science and...
Read More“The statistician was viewed only as a technical consultant. This is neither intellectually stimulating nor a proper representation of what we’re capable of”: Interview with Professor Peter Bickel
20th June 2014
Peter Bickel is an American statistician and Emeritus Professor of Statistics in Berkeley. He is past President of the Bernoulli Society and of the Institute of Mathematical...
Read More“Engineers are basically problem-solvers and almost every problem that you run into has to deal with data.” An interview with Douglas C. Montgomery
13th June 2014
Professor Douglas Montgomery is a Regents’ Professor of Engineering at Arizona State University, who is known for his research on Engineering statistics, including design and analysis of...
Read MoreSmall Island Statistics in a World of Big Data
9th June 2014
Author: Paula McLeod St Helena is a small island heading for big change. One of the most isolated islands in the world, St Helena has been used as a stopover for passing ships on the pre-Suez canal...
Read MoreThe Life of a Bayesian Boy: An interview with Thomas Hoskyns Leonard
16th May 2014
Thomas Hoskyns Leonard is a Retired Professor of Statistics, formerly of the Universities of Wisconsin and Edinburgh. He studied at Imperial College and University College London from 1966-72, and...
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Swallowing the Bitter Pill: England, the Premier League and the World Cup
14th May 2014
Author and artwork: Patrick Rhodes Discussions abound about England’s chances at the 2014 edition of the World Cup. For a country which has produced elite football players such as Gary Neville,...
Read MoreOnline Panel Research: A Data Quality Perspective with author Mario Callegaro
8th May 2014
This month, Wiley is proud to publish Online Panel Research: A Data Quality Perspective by Mario Callegaro, a survey research scientist based at Google. This book provides new insights into the...
Read More“Our job is to provide tools and the mapping that can bring statistics to life”: An interview with former OS Director Vanessa Lawrence
6th May 2014
Last month Dr Vanessa Lawrence stepped down as the Director General and Chief Executive of Ordnance Survey, Great Britain’s national mapping authority. She has served the organisation for 14...
Read More“My English teacher thought he could get me into RADA but it worked out that I became a statistician”: An interview with Sir Adrian Smith
16th April 2014
Sir Adrian Smith is a world-renowned British statistician. He studied mathematics at Selwyn College, Cambridge and statistics at University College London. He is the former Head of the Department...
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