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Strength in Numbers: The Rising of Academic Statistics Departments in the U. S. – PDF
eBook details
- Authors: Alan Agresti, Xiao-Li Meng
- File Size: 11 MB
- Format: PDF
- Length: 557 pages
- Publisher: Springer
- Publication Date: November 2, 2012
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00AKIFPJI
- ISBN-10: 1461436486
- ISBN-13: 9781461436485
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About The Author
Alan Agresti
Dr. Alan Agresti is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Florida. He has been teaching statistics there for over three decades, including the development of three courses in categorical data analysis and three courses in statistical methods for social science students. He is author of over 100 refereed article and four textbooks including "Statistics: The Art and Science of Learning From Data" and "Categorical Data Analysis."
Alan is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Science from De Montfort University in the UK. He was named "Statistician of the Year" by the Chicago chapter of the American Statistical Association and in Dr. Agresti was the first honoree of the Herman Callaert Leadership Award in Biostatistical Education and Dissemination awarded by the University of Limburgs, Belgium. He has held visiting positions at Boston University, London School of Economics, Harvard University, and Imperial College and has taught courses or short courses for companies and universities in about 20 countries worldwide. He has also received teaching awards from UF and an excellence in writing award from John Wiley and Sons.
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