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Statistics
Holly Johnson
Department Assistant
Statistics
Northwestern University
2006 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208-4070
Email: stats@northwestern.edu
Phone: (847) 491-3974
Fax: (847) 491-4939
Web: http://www.wcas.northwestern.edu/statistics

Program Description

The Department of Statistics encourages applications both for the MS and PhD degrees The faculty are strong in the areas of experimental design, linear models, sample surveys, statistical theory, computational Bayesian inference, and analysis of qualitative data. They have strong interest and broad experience in the application of statistics to the biomedical sciences, social sciences, law, and public policy.

Applicants should contact the program or see Web site www.wcas.northwestern.edu/statistics to learn about program-specific requirements for admission.

Faculty

The primary appointment for those faculty with joint or affiliate status in another program is noted in parentheses.

Professors: Larry Vernon Hedges, Wenxin Jiang, Charles Manski (Economics), Thomas A. Severini, Bruce David Spencer, Ajit C. Tamhane (Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences), Martin A. Tanner, Sandy L. Zabell (Mathematics)
Associate Professors: Jiping Wang
Assistant Professors: Beth Andrews, Hongmei Jiang, Noelle I. Samia
Adjunct Professors: Leland Wilkinson