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Stephen Stigler Ernest DeWitt Burton Distinguished Service Professor in Statistics Areas of Expertise:
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Background:
Stephen Stigler is an expert on the history of statistics, particularly the development of statistical methods in the natural and social sciences. Stigler is the author of The History of Statistics: The Measurement of Uncertainty Before 1900, and Statistics on the Table: The History of Statistical Concepts and Methods. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Royal Statistical Society. Stigler served as president of the International Statistical Institute from 2003 until 2005. He is the son of the late George Stigler, a longtime University of Chicago faculty member who received the 1982 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
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News clippings:
More Juice, Less Punch NEW YORK TIMES December 22, 2007 Pity the Scientist Who Discovers the Discovered "Subconsciously, Athletes May Play Like Statisticians" |
Press releases:
Gift Names The Becker Center on Chicago Price Theory, Founded by Richard O. Ryan 'Casanova's Lottery' to be topic of 2003 Ryerson Lecture at University of Chicago |
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Chronicle articles:
Stigler among new members of APS July 13, 2006 Stigler to weave historical figures into Ryerson lecture on risk, gambling International Statistical Institute elects Stigler as fifth American president since its foundin 1998 QUANTRELL AWARD: Stephen Stigler |
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