As in 2013, I had a great experience at the 2014 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), held August 3-7 in Boston. … More
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NHL panel at JSM
I was lucky enough to take part in a panel on hockey analytics at the Joint Statistical Meetings. In the … More
Part IV: What I wish I had learned in my graduate program in statistics
(Note: This is the fourth and final part in a series about graduate life in statistics, co-written by Mike and … More
Part III: What I wish I had known when I started a graduate program in statistics
(Note: This is the third in a series about graduate life in statistics, co-written by Mike and Greg. For links … More
Part II: Thriving in a graduate program in statistics
(Note: This is the second in a series about graduate life in statistics. For links to all articles in the … More
So you want a graduate degree in statistics?
After six years of graduate school – two at UMass-Amherst (MS, statistics), and four more at Brown University (PhD, biostatistics) … More
JSM in Boston
Statistics’ biggest conference, the 2014 Joint Statistical Meetings, is coming to Boston August 3rd-8th, and I can’t wait. I had … More
Part I: Deciding on a graduate program in statistics
(Note: This is the first post in a series about graduate life in statistics. For links to all articles in … More
Postscript: 538’s World Cup picks
While Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight website still has some work to do to meet its high expectations, the site gave the … More
On “Penalties under pressure”
This tweet has been making the rounds: Still one of the most remarkable sports statistics I've ever seen. http://t.co/QywmmV1jGO pic.twitter.com/Mh2WVyg4Bm … More
