Dean Isaacson

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Dean Leroy Isaacson (born 1941) is an American statistician.

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Academic career

After graduating from Milaca High School in Milaca, Minnesota, Isaacson earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics at Macalester College, then completed his master's and doctorate at University of Minnesota. [1] He joined the Iowa State University faculty in 1968, and served as chair of the Department of Statistics from 1984 to 2002, [2] [3] when he was succeeded in the role by Kenneth Koehler. [4] [5] Isaacson was granted emeritus status upon retirement in 2009. [6] [2]

Honors

Isaacson is a 1994 fellow of the American Statistical Association. [7] In 2013, he was elected to the Milaca High School Hall of Fame. [8]

Selected books

References

  1. ↑ "Dean L. Isaacson". Milaca High School. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 Krapfl, Anne (14 May 2009). "Honoring a previous leader". Iowa State University. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Receptions: Dean Isaacson". Iowa State University. 19 May 2002. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "KOEHLER WILL DIRECT IOWA STATE'S STATISTICS DEPARTMENT". Iowa State University. 6 November 2002. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Koehler Named Interim Chair of Department of Statistics". Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 5 November 2002. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Dean L Isaacson". Iowa State University Department of Statistics. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "ASA Fellows". American Statistical Association. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Isaacson, DeHart to join hall of famers". Union-Times. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  9. ↑ Reviews of Markov Chains: Theory and Applications include:
    • Karr, Alan F. (July 1978). "Markov Chains: Theory and Applications (Dean L. Isaacson and Richard W. Madsen)". SIAM Review. 20 (3): 606–607. doi:10.1137/1020086. ProQuest   926182037
    • Bartholomew, D. J. (March 1977). "Markov Chains: Theory and Applications. By D. L. Isaacson and R. W. Madsen. New York and London, Wiley, 1976. x, 256 p. 24·5 cm. £14·55". Royal Statistical Society. Journal. Series A: General. 140 (2): 244–245. doi:10.2307/2344895. JSTOR   2344895.
    • Unwin, Anthony (1977). "Markov Chains — Theory and Applications". Journal of the Operational Research Society. 28 (1): 236–237. doi:10.1057/jors.1977.44.
    • McGinnis, Robert (May 1977). "Reviewed Work: Markov Chains Theory and Applications. by Dean L. Isaacson, Richard W. Madsen". Contemporary Sociology. 6 (3). doi:10.2307/2064802. JSTOR   2064802. S2CID   117130350.
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