Ten Statistical Ideas That Changed the World

In this collection of videos, Trevor Hastie and Rob Tibshirani interview authors of seminal papers in the field of statistics. This project was part of Stanford's STATS 319 class held in Winter Quarter of 2024.

Visit the full playlist on YouTube

News & Announcements

Remembering Herman Chernoff (1923–2026)

We lost Herman Chernoff on July 6th. He was 103. His remarkable contributions to our field included work on large sample theory, experimental design, sequential analysis, presenting statistical data in visual form, and statistical decision-making. His enthusiasm for mentoring was almost equally well known.

2026 Statistics Teaching Assistant Awards

We relish this time of year, when the Statistics Department Teaching Assistant Awards are decided! Stanford's dedication to the highest quality in teaching is a leadership role held not only by members of faculty but also by many talented teaching assistants.

Candès, Rothenhäusler among 2026 Frontiers of Science Award honorees

The International Congress for Basic Science honors top research with an emphasis on achievements from the past ten years which are of outstanding scholarly value and originality.

2026 Department Dissertation Awards

The Department of Statistics proudly announces the new cohort of our annual doctoral dissertation awards. Each exemplary distinction is accompanied by a prize of $1,000 and much congratulating at the Graduation Cake Celebration on June 11th.

Emmanuel Candès receives the Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences

The 2026 Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences is awarded to Emmanuel Candès in recognition of seminal contributions at the intersection of pure and applied mathematics that provide rigorous and useful mathematical frameworks to solve practical problems in information processing.

Art Owen is elected to the National Academy of Sciences

The NAS has announced this year's selection of 120 members and 25 international members, including nine affiliated with Stanford, in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Our heartfelt congratulations are due to Professor Owen on joining this unique society of renowned scholars!
See more news

Upcoming Seminars & Events

July
21

  4:00pm
  CoDa E160
  Pragya Sur, Harvard
July
28

  4:00pm
  CoDa E160
  Suyash Gupta, LinkedIn
September
28

  4:00pm
  Sequoia 200
  Jiyun Park, Stanford Math
October
5

  4:00pm
  Sequoia 200
  Reza Gheissari, Northwestern
See all upcoming events
diverging white staircases

Industrial Affiliates Program

Our IA Program develops practical relationships between the department and the industrial community by creating opportunities for scientists, engineers, and developers from high-profile businesses to meet with our graduate students and share research topics in an informal setting. The annual conference for members, faculty, and final-year PhD candidates is a highlight event in our academic calendar!

shelves of books arranged in series

Department Technical Reports

The entire collection of Tech Reports issued by the Statistics Department — since 1949 — is available in PDF format. Browse the Archive in date order or search by Author, Year, Series, or Title keyword: advance your research or just discover something interesting every time!