Department of Statistics
- Introductory Courses
- We provide statistics instruction for 3000 undergraduates each year.
Faculty
David S. Stoffer
Professor
2630 Cathedral of Learning412-624-8496
http://www.stat.pitt.edu/stoffer/
Education:
- PhD Statistics, University of California, Davis
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BA Mathematics, San Diego State University
Research Interests:
- Time series
- Spatial statistics
- Longitudinal data analysis and applications to medicine, epidemiology, molecular biology, and computer vision
Quote:
“Statistics can't tell you the emotional story. Sure it can give you credible predictions, but what's missing is the eyebrows.”
Courses:
- STAT 1152, Introduction to Mathematical Statistics, Spring 2008
- STAT 2522, Time Series 2, Spring 2008
- STAT 1151, Introduction to Probability, Fall 2007
- STAT 2321, Applied Advanced Time Series, Fall 2007
Selected Publications:
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Time Series Analysis and Its Applications: With R Examples
(Edition 2) by R.H. Shumway and D.S. Stoffer (Springer Texts in
Statistics, 2006)