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Douglas Wiens |
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Pedigree:
- Publications: reprints & preprints;
citations;
preprints at arXiv
- Research interests: Robust regression
design, general robustness, applied probability, applied statistics, (and in
an earlier life) mathematical logic
- Research
funding
Writing aids:
- A
"must read" for writers of anything: The Underground Grammarian
by Richard Mitchell. See, for instance, his essay Why Good Grammar?
- The
on-line Oxford English Dictionary.
- Don't
remember what an infinitive is, or why one should care? Look at the Guide to Grammar and Style by Jack
Lynch.
- Tips on
technical writing from the Mathematics
Handbook at
- Advice
on the presentation of statistical results, from an AmstatNews article.
- A course in mathematical writing by
Donald E. Knuth, Tracy Larrabee & Paul M. Roberts.
Teaching
links:
- STAT766:
Robustness & Robustness of
Design
- A clip from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – the algebra
lecture I wish I’d given.
Statistics
resources:
- Several
of our courses can be used to obtain accreditation as a
practising statistician in Canada.
Other
links:
- La
revue canadienne de statistique/ The
Canadian Journal of Statistics
- Statistics
groups at Canadian
universities
Personal links:
- YouTube music
- Great
works of art by son Christopher,
grandsons Steven and Isaac; granddaughter Annabelle
- Edmonton Nordic Ski Club and
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