LEADER 03789nam 22004935 450 001 9910484406103321 005 20200704163543.0 010 $a3-030-39434-4 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-39434-9 035 $a(CKB)4100000010672181 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-39434-9 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6134227 035 $a(PPN)24322771X 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000010672181 100 $a20200313d2020 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Career of a Research Statistician $eFrom Consulting to Theoretical Development /$fby Shelemyahu Zacks 205 $a1st ed. 2020. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Birkhäuser,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (XVIII, 209 p. 9 illus.) 225 1 $aStatistics for Industry, Technology, and Engineering,$x2662-5555 311 $a3-030-39433-6 327 $aIntroduction -- Tracking Normal Processes Subjected to Change Points -- Estimating the Common Parameter of Several Distributions -- Survival Probabilities in Crossing Fields with Absorption Points -- Logistics and Operations Analysis for the Military -- Foundation of Sampling Surveys -- Visibility in Random Fields -- Sequential Testing and Estimation for Reliability Analysis -- Random Choice of Fractional Replications -- Sequential Search of an Optimal Dosage -- Contributions to Applied Probability -- Current Challenges in Statistics. 330 $aThis monograph highlights the connection between the theoretical work done by research statisticians and the impact that work has on various industries. Drawing on decades of experience as an industry consultant, the author details how his contributions have had a lasting impact on the field of statistics as a whole. Aspiring statisticians and data scientists will be motivated to find practical applications for their knowledge, as they see how such work can yield breakthroughs in their field. Each chapter highlights a consulting position the author held that resulted in a significant contribution to statistical theory. Topics covered include tracking processes with change points, estimating common parameters, crossing fields with absorption points, military operations research, sampling surveys, stochastic visibility in random fields, reliability analysis, applied probability, and more. Notable advancements within each of these topics are presented by analyzing the problems facing various industries, and how solving those problems contributed to the development of the field. The Career of a Research Statistician is ideal for researchers, graduate students, or industry professionals working in statistics. It will be particularly useful for up-and-coming statisticians interested in the promising connection between academia and industry. 410 0$aStatistics for Industry, Technology, and Engineering,$x2662-5555 606 $aStatistics  606 $aStatistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/S17020 606 $aStatistical Theory and Methods$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/S11001 615 0$aStatistics . 615 14$aStatistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences. 615 24$aStatistical Theory and Methods. 676 $a174.931 700 $aZacks$b Shelemyahu$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$012451 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910484406103321 996 $aThe Career of a Research Statistician$92259929 997 $aUNINA