Personal Statement
My major research interest is "nonparametrics." Roughly, a
nonparametric
method is a statistical procedure that has desirable properties that
hold
under relatively mild assumptions regarding the populations from which
the
data are obtained. In particular, in nonparametrics we do not make the
assumption that the data can be represented by a normal curve. In my
research, I have worked to develop the nonparametric approach in
various
areas including analysis of clinical trials in medicine and, in
reliability,
estimating the chance that a complicated system will function properly
for a specified period.
In addition to developing new procedures to analyze data, I believe
it is important for the researcher to present the techniques in a clear
manner to increase the chance that they will be understood and used by
others. Thus, in addition to writing numerous papers, this goal of
careful exposition has led me to co-author three books, participate in
writing workshops for
researchers, and engage in various editorial activities including a
recent responsibility as editor of the Theory and Methods Section of
the Journal of American Statistical Association and current
responsibilities as an associate
editor of Lifetime Data Analysis and an associate editor of the Journal
of
Nonparametric Statistics.
Biographical Data
Awarded Noether Senior Scholar Award, American Statistical Association,
2003; Awarded Title of Robert O. Lawton Distinguished
Professor,FSU,1998;
Professorial Excellence Program Award, FSU,1997: Awarded Title of
Distinguished Research Professor, FSU, 1996
Dept. Chairman 1978-81, 1999-2005; Ph.D., Stanford, 1965; M.S.,
Stanford, 1962; B.S.,
Carnegie Mellon University, 1961; Visiting Assoc. Prof., Stanford
University, 1972-73; Visiting Prof., Stanford University (1981- 82);
Visiting Prof., Department of
Biostatistics, University of Washington, 1989-90; Buckingham
Scholar-In-Residence, Miami University, September 25-29, 1985; Ralph A.
Bradley Lecturer, University of Georgia, April, 1999; Fellow,
American Statistical Association, Institute of Mathematical Statistics;
elected member, International Statistical Institute; Assoc. Editor,
Journal
of the American Statistical Association, 1986-1993; Assoc. Editor,
Journal of Nonparametric Statistics, 1992-present; Associate Editor,
Lifetime Data Analysis, 1995-present. Editor-Elect, JASA - Theory and
Methods 1993 Editor, JASA-Theory and Methods 1994-1996. Major fields:
nonparametric statistics,
biostatistics, reliability.
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