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Join us at our annual gala naming the Chicago Chapter Statistician of the Year. This year, the Chicago chapter honors Dr Rod Little, the Richard D. Remington Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan, where he is also Professor of Statistics and Research Professor at the Institute for Social Research
Tuesday, October 17th, 2017
Registration and reception begin at 6PM, Dinner at 7PM with the award presentation and talk to follow.
The East Bank Club
500 N Kingsbury, Chicago, Il 60610
Presentation Title: A Career in Statistics -- the Missing Data
Presented by: Dr Rod Little, University of Michigan
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Dr. Little will describe some highlights of his career in statistics, including a two-year sojourn at the University of Chicago in the 1970's. There, he first experienced "Jimmy's", the game of baseball, the delightful characters who made up the Chicago Statistics Department, sailing with Paul Meier, singing with PDQ Bach ... and (best of all), meeting his future bride Robin. He will describe how his missing data book with Don Rubin came about, and mention some key ideas in missing data methods research. Given suitable beverages and encouragement, he might even sing his multiple imputation song.
He has published four books, more than 200 papers, numerous commentaries, book chapters, and research reports, and has served as thesis adviser or co-adviser for some 30 students. His work focuses on the analysis of missing data, sample surveys, and causal inference with applications across a wide range of disciplines including medicine, demography, environmental statistics, economics, and social science. He is an elected fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a member of the International Statistical Institute and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Little was the 2005 Samuel S. Wilks Award Winner for his contributions to statistical research and practice, and the 2012 COPSS Fisher Lecturer.
He was the inaugural associate director for research and methodology and chief scientist of the U.S. Bureau of the Census from 2010-2013. Little has served the statistics community in various roles, including vice president of the ASA from 2010-2012, coordinating and applications editor of the Journal of the American Statistical Association (JASA) from 1992-1994, and chair of the Oversight Committee for Handling Missing Data in Clinical Trials at the National Academy of Sciences. This fall he will become co-editor of the Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology.
Born near London, England, and raised in Glasgow, Scotland, Little obtained a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Cambridge University, and master's and doctoral degrees in statistics from Imperial College, London University.
Our first recipient of this award was John Tukey in 1966. For a complete list of past recipients please visit
http://community.amstat.org/chicagochapter/history/statisticianoftheyear.
Reserve your Seat Today!
Tickets are $60 for Chapter members, $65 for non-members, and $25 for students.
Non-members can join the chapter for a year for only $15 and get the discount plus all of the other benefits of membership!
A student yearly membership is $6, with great membership benefits as well as the student discount on all CCASA events.
Reduced fee parking available at EBC with validation.
No tickets available at the door.
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