Statistics is a uniquely fascinating discipline, poised at the triple conjunction of mathematics, science, and philosophy.
As the first and most fully developed information science, it's grown steadily in influence for 100 years, combined now with 21st century computing technologies. What do statisticians do? Everything.
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.
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Mathematician and author Steven Strogatz and astrophysicist and author Janna Levin interview leading researchers about the great scientific and mathematical questions of our time in this long-running series. In the latest episode, "How is AI Changing the Science of Prediction?", Professor Emmanuel Candès speaks about black boxes, uncertainty, and the power of inductive reasoning.
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 year.
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 find something interesting every time!