Strength in Numbers: The Rising of Academic Statistics Departments in the U.S. Alan Agresti • Xiao-Li Meng Editors

Strength in Numbers: The Rising of Academic Statistics Departments in the U.S.

123 Editors Alan Agresti Xiao-Li Meng Department of Statistics Department of Statistics University of Florida Harvard University Gainesville, FL Cambridge, MA USA USA

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Statistics as an Academic Discipline ...... 1 Alan Agresti and Xiao-Li Meng

Carnegie Mellon University Statistics Department ...... 9 Margaret L. Smykla

Columbia University Statistics ...... 27 Tian Zheng and Zhiliang Ying

Biometrics and Statistical Science at Cornell ...... 39 James G. Booth and Martin T. Wells

The Florida State University Statistics Department...... 51 Jayaram Sethuraman and Frederick W. Leysieffer

The Department of Statistics at The George Washington University ...... 65 Hosam M. Mahmoud, Joseph L. Gastwirth, John Lachin III and Reza Modarres

Harvard University Department of Biostatistics ...... 77 Nan Laird and Marvin Zelen

55 Years of Harvard Statistics: Stories, Snapshots, and Statistics...... 91 Xiao-Li Meng

Iowa State University Statistics Department ...... 111 Kenneth Koehler

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Johns Hopkins University Department of Biostatistics ...... 129 Charles Rohde, Scott L. Zeger, Karen Kruse Thomas and Karen Bandeen-Roche

Kansas State University Department of Statistics ...... 143 John E. Boyer, Jr. and James W. Neill

Michigan State University Department of Statistics and Probability ...... 155 Dennis Gilliland and James Stapleton

North Carolina State University Department of Statistics ...... 169 Tom Gerig

Oregon State University Statistics Department ...... 187 Daniel W. Schafer

Penn State University Department of Statistics...... 199 William Harkness, Thomas Hettmansperger, Dennis Lin and James Rosenberger

Princeton University Department of Statistics (1965–1985) ...... 215 David C. Hoaglin and Karen Kafadar

Purdue Statistics: A Journey Through Time...... 229 Sanvesh Srivastava and Rebecca W. Doerge

Rutgers University Department of Statistics and Biostatistics ...... 243 Joseph Naus

Southern Methodist University Department of Statistical Science ...... 257 Richard F. Gunst, William R. Schucany and Wayne A. Woodward

Stanford University Department of Statistics ...... 269 Ingram Olkin and Guenther Walther

SUNY at Buffalo Department of Statistics ...... 285 Alan Hutson

Texas A&M Department of Statistics ...... 301 Simon J. Sheather and Jennifer South Contents ix

A Brief History of the Statistics Department of the University of California at Berkeley ...... 317 Terry Speed, Jim Pitman and John Rice

University of Chicago Department of Statistics...... 339 Stephen M. Stigler

University of Connecticut Department of Statistics ...... 353 Dipak K. Dey, Nitis Mukhopadhyay, Lynn Kuo and Ming-Hui Chen

University of Florida Department of Statistics ...... 369 Alan Agresti, William Mendenhall III and Richard Scheaffer

University of Georgia Department of Statistics ...... 381 John Stufken and Robert L. Taylor

University of Iowa Department of Statistics ...... 395 Robert V. Hogg and Dale L. Zimmerman

University of Michigan Department of Biostatistics...... 407 Trivellore Raghunathan

University of Minnesota School of Statistics ...... 419 Glen Meeden and Martha Coventry

University of Missouri Department of Statistics ...... 429 Nancy Flournoy and Melody Galen

University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) Department of Statistics and Operations Research ...... 443 Douglas G. Kelly

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Biostatistics ...... 453 Jane H. Monaco, Jianwen Cai, Lisa M. LaVange and Michael R. Kosorok

University of Pennsylvania Department of Statistics ...... 469 Edward I. George, Abba M. Krieger, Donald F. Morrison and Paul Shaman

University of Pittsburgh Departments of Biostatistics and Statistics...... 485 Howard Rockette, Leon Gleser and Carol Redmond x Contents

University of Washington Department of Biostatistics...... 497 Norman E. Breslow

University of Washington Department of Statistics ...... 511 Michael D. Perlman, Fritz W. Scholz and Galen R. Shorack

University of Wisconsin Department of Statistics ...... 525 Norman Draper, Richard Johnson, Stephen Stigler, Kam-Wah Tsui and Brian Yandell

Virginia Tech Department of Statistics...... 537 J. C. Arnold, K. Hinkelmann, G. G. Vining and E. P. Smith

Yale University Department of Statistics ...... 547 John Hartigan

Referees ...... 561 Contributors

Alan Agresti Department of Statistics, University of Florida, 102 Griffin-Floyd Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-8545, USA, e-mail: [email protected]fl.edu Jesse Arnold Department of Statistics, Virginia Tech University, 406 A Hutcheson Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0439, USA, e-mail: [email protected] James Booth Department of Statistical Science, Cornell University, 301 Malott Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-3801, USA, e-mail: [email protected] John E. Boyer, Jr. Department of Statistics, Kansas State University, 101 Dickens Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-0802, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Norm Breslow Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Health Sciences Building F, Seattle, WA 98195, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Jianwen Cai Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, 3101 McGavran–Greenberg, Campus Box 7420, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7420, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Ming-Hui Chen Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut, 215 Glen- brook Road, U-4120, Storrs, CT 06269-4020, USA, e-mail: ming- [email protected] Martha Coventry School of Statistics, University of Minnesota, 313 Ford Hall, 224 Church Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Dipak Dey Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut, 215 Glenbrook Road, U-4120, Storrs, CT 06269-4020, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Rebecca Doerge Department of Statistics, Purdue University, 250 N. University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2066, USA, e-mail: [email protected]

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Norman Draper Department of Statistics, University of Wisconsin, 1220 Medical Sciences Center, 1300 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706-1685, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Nancy Flournoy Department of Statistics, University of Missouri–Columbia, 146 Middlebush Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Melody Gaden Department of Statistics, University of Missouri–Columbia, 146 Middlebush Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Joe L. Gastwirth Department of Statistics, George Washington University, 2140 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Edward I. George Department of Statistics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6302, USA, e-mail: edgeorge @wharton.upenn.edu Tom Gerig Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University, 2311 Stinson Drive, Campus Box 8203, Raleigh, NC 27695-8203, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Dennis Gilliland Department of Statistics, Michigan State University, A415/ A435 Wells Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Leon Gleser University of Pittsburgh, 2717 Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Richard Gunst Department of Statistical Science, Southern Methodist Univer- sity, P.O. Box 750332, Dallas, TX 75275-0332, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Bill Harkness Department of Statistics, Penn State University, 326 Thomas Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA, e-mail: [email protected] John Hartigan Department of Statistics, Yale University, P.O. Box 208290, New Haven, CT 06520-8290, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Tom Hettmansperger Department of Statistics, Penn State University, 326 Thomas Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Klaus Hinkelmann Department of Statistics, Virginia Tech University, 406 A Hutcheson Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0439, USA, e-mail: [email protected] David Hoaglin 73 Hickory Road, Sudbury, MA 01776, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Bob Hogg Department of Statistics, The University of Iowa, 241 Schaeffer Hall, Iowa, IA 52242-1409, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Contributors xiii

Alan Hutson Department of Biostatistics, University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions, 706 Kimball Tower, 3435 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14214-3000, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Richard Johnson Department of Statistics, University of Wisconsin, 1220 Medical Sciences Center, 1300 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706-1685, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Karen Kafadar Department of Statistics, Indiana University Bloomington, 309 North Park Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Douglas Kelly Department of Statistics and Operations Research, University of North Carolina, 318 Hanes Hall CB#3260, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3260, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Kenneth Koehler Department of Statistics & Statistical Laboratory, Iowa State University, Snedecor Hall, Ames, IA 50011-1210, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Michael Kosorok Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, 3101 McGavran–Greenberg, Campus Box 7420, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7420, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Abba M. Krieger Department of Statistics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6302, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Lynn Kuo Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut, 215 Glenbrook Road, U-4120, Storrs, CT 06269-4020, USA, e-mail: [email protected] John Lachin III Department of Statistics, George Washington University, 2140 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA, e-mail: jml@bsc. gwu.edu Nan Laird Department of Biostatistics, Harvard University, 655 Huntington Avenue SPH2, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02115, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Lisa LaVange Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, 3101 McGavran–Greenberg, Campus Box 7420, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7420, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Fred Leysieffer Department of Statistics, Florida State University, 214 OSB, 117 N. Woodward Ave, P.O. Box 3064330, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4330, USA, e-mail: fl[email protected] Dennis Lin Department of Statistics, Penn State University, 326 Thomas Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA, e-mail: [email protected] xiv Contributors

Hosam M. Mahmoud Department of Statistics, George Washington University, 2140 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Glen Meeden School of Statistics, University of Minnesota, 313 Ford Hall, 224 Church Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA, e-mail: [email protected] William Mendenhall III Deceased Xiao-Li Meng Department of Statistics, Harvard University Science Center, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138-2901, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Reza Modarres Department of Statistics, George Washington University, 2140 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Jane Monaco Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, 3101 McGavran–Greenberg, Campus Box 7420, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7420, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Donald F. Morrison Department of Statistics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6302, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Nitis Mukhopadhyay Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut, 215 Glenbrook Road, U-4120, Storrs, CT 06269-4020, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Joseph Naus Department of Statistics & Biostatistics, Rutgers University, Hill 506, Busch Campus, 110 Frelinghuysen Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8019, USA, e-mail: [email protected] James Neill Department of Statistics, Kansas State University, 101 Dickens Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-0802, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Jim Pitman Department of Statistics, University of California, Berkeley, 367 Evans Hall 3860, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Carol Redmond University of Pittsburgh, 2717 Cathedral of Learning, Pitts- burgh, PA 15260, USA, e-mail: [email protected] John Rice Department of Statistics, University of California, Berkeley, 367 Evans Hall 3860, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Howard Rockette University of Pittsburgh, 2717 Cathedral of Learning, Pitts- burgh, PA 15260, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Jim Rosenberger Department of Statistics, Penn State University, 326 Thomas Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Jayaram Sethuraman Department of Statistics, Florida State University, 214 OSB, 117 N. Woodward Ave, P.O. Box 3064330, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4330, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Contributors xv

Bill Schucany Department of Statistical Science, Southern Methodist University, P.O. Box 750332, Dallas, TX 75275-0332, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Richard Scheaffer Department of Statistics, University of Florida, 102 Griffin- Floyd Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-8545, USA, e-mail: [email protected]fl.edu Paul Shaman Department of Statistics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6302, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Eric P. Smith Department of Statistics, Virginia Tech University, 406 A Hutcheson Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0439, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Margaret Smykla Department of Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University, Baker Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Jennifer South Department of Statistics, Texas A&M University, 3143 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3143, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Terry Speed Department of Statistics, University of California, Berkeley, 367 Evans Hall 3860, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Sanvesh Srivastava Department of Statistics, Purdue University, 250 N. Uni- versity Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2066, USA, e-mail: [email protected] James Stapleton Department of Statistics, Michigan State University, A415/ A435 Wells Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Stephen Stigler Department of Statistics, The University of Chicago, 5734 S. University Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA, e-mail: Stigler@galton. uchicago.edu Kam-Wah Tsui Department of Statistics, University of Wisconsin, 1220 Medical Sciences Center, 1300 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706-1685, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Geoff Vining Department of Statistics, Virginia Tech University, 406 A Hutcheson Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0439, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Martin Wells Department of Statistical Science, Cornell University, 301 Malott Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-3801, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Wayne Woodward Department of Statistical Science, Southern Methodist Uni- versity, P.O. Box 750332, Dallas, TX 75275-0332, USA, e-mail: [email protected] Brian Yandell Department of Statistics, University of Wisconsin, 1220 Medical Sciences Center, 1300 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706-1685, USA, e-mail: [email protected] xvi Contributors

Marvin Zelen Department of Biostatistics, Harvard University, 655 Huntington Avenue SPH2, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02115, USA, e-mail: zelen@jimmy. harvard.edu Dale Zimmerman Department of Statistics, The University of Iowa, 241 Scha- effer Hall, Iowa, IA 52242-1409, USA, e-mail: [email protected]