Fall Kick-Off November 6, 2004
Co-sponsored by the Reed Institute for Decision
Science
Bauer Center, Founders Room, 500 E. Ninth Street, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA
Featuring Brad Efron
Professor Brad Efron, Max H. Stein Professor and Professor of
Statistics and of Health Research and Policy, Department of Statistics, Stanford University. Professor Efron is
a member of the National Academy of Sciences, president of the American
Statistical Association, recipient of the MacArthur
Prize, and winner of the Wilks Medal of the American
Statistical Association. Professor Efron is renowned
internationally for his pioneering work in computationally intensive
statistical methods that substitute computer power for mathematical formulas,
particularly the bootstrap method. The goal of his research is to extend
statistical methodology in ways that make analysis more realistic and
applicable for complicated problems. He consults actively in the application of
statistical analyses to a wide array of health care evaluations.
Kick-off Program
9:00
- 9:45 a.m. Check-in, Continental Breakfast, and Late
Registration, Founders Room,
Bauer Center, Claremont McKenna College