- October 26, 2021
The American Statistical Association (ASA) Census Quality Indicators Taskforce selected assistant professor of statistics Jonathan Auerbach to independently review the 2020 census as part of a three-person research team. Ironically the major finding was what they didn't find -- evidence of malfeasance or wrongdoing.
- October 19, 2021
Not many degrees are as versatile and marketable as a degree in statistics. Recent graduate, Tae Song (MS STAT '21) shares his insights and successes.
Research Interests: Empirical bayes, sequential analysis, high-dimensional data analysis, large scale inference.
Inova Children’s Hospital, the Virginia Department of Health, and Mason Engineering joined forces last summer to conduct a COVID-19 antibody study to analyze the incidence of COVID-19 in Northern Virginia’s children.
Research Interests: Statistical computing, extreme value theory, biometric human recognition.
Research Interests: Applied probability, mathematics education, statistics education, history of mathematics, history of statistics, foundations of mathematics