Title:

Learning from the Experiences of Others

Speaker:

Dr. Bradley Efron

Affiliation:

Stanford University's School of Humanities and Sciences

When:

Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 4:30:00 PM   Add to Calendar

Where:

ISyE Building, Room Atrium

Host:

Melinda Wilson
melinda.wilson@me.gatech.edu

Abstract

Familiar statistical estimates such as batting averages, political polls, and medical trial results are obtained by direct observation of cases of interest. Sometimes, though, we can learn from the experience of “others.” For instance, there may be information about Player A’s batting ability in the observed averages of players B,C,D, etc. In his presentation, Professor Bradley Efron will present several examples showing how this works in practice,indicating some of the surprising theoretical ideas involved. The talk is mainly descriptive in nature and is intended for a general scientific audience.

Biography

Professor Efron has served as president of both the American Statistical Association and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and a recipient of the 2005 National Medal of Science. Some of Professor Efron’s other honors include being a recipient of the Ford Prize of the Mathematical Association of America; both the Wilks Medal and the Noether Prize of the American Statistical Association; and Fellowships of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Statistical Association, the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, the Royal Statistical Society, the International Statistical Institute, and the MacArthur Fellows Program of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. He is a past editor of the Journal of the American Statistical Association and is presently the founding editor of the Annals of Applied Statistics.

Notes

Reception at 4:00 p.m.