Brigham Young University alumnus Brandon Carter joined the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) as a summer associate in the Strategy, Forces and Resources Division of IDA’s Systems and Analyses Center. He credits his time in our M.S. program with providing him quality research experiences that helped him explain his master's project which made up a large portion of his interview. Congratulations Brandon.
The Lindley Prize is awarded for innovative research in Bayesian statistics that is accepted for publication in Bayesian Analysis. The Prize is named after Dennis V. Lindley, and recognizes the impact and importance of his work in the foundations, theory and application of Bayesian Statistics. The winners for 2019 are Miguel de Carvalho, Garritt L. Page and Bradley J. Barney for their paper “On the Geometry of Bayesian Inference”. Congratulations Dr. Page!
The Melvin W. Carter Professorship is an award to a faculty member for their exemplary research, teaching, mentorship, and citizenship in statistics. We recognize Dr. William F. Christensen for his nearly 20-year BYU career with the 2020 Melvin W. Carter Professorship.
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Dr. William Christensen was interviewed on the BYU radio show, Top of Mind, by host Julie Rose. Click here to listen to their full discussion on the debate of statistical significance.
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The Mitchell Prize is awarded in recognition of an outstanding paper that describes how a Bayesian analysis has solved an important applied problem. This year it was awarded to a former BYU Statistics student, Devin Francom. Congratulations!
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