Bradley Efron

Professor Emeritus of Statistics

Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Data Science

Professor Emeritus

I like working on applied and theoretical problems at the same time and one thing nice about statistics is that you can be useful in a wide variety of areas. So my current applications include biostatistics and also astrophysical applications. The surprising thing is that the methods used are similar in both areas. I recently gave a talk at Penn State called "Astrophysics and Biostatistics: The Odd Couple" that made this point.

A new interview: Bootstrapping an International Prize, Episode 72 of the Stats and Stories podcast.

Graduation Year

1964

Dissertation Title

Problems in Probability of a Geometric Nature

Advisor Name

Miller

Committee Names

Miller, Solomon

International Prize in Statistics awarded to Bradley Efron

The International Statistical Institute in partnership with ASA, IBS, IMS, and RSS in the International Prize in Statistics Foundation have selected Efron as the second winner of this distinction–the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in the field of statistics.

Awards

Brad Efron awarded honorary doctorate by Columbia University

Columbia's five honorary degrees will be conferred at its annual Commencement exercises on May 16, 2018. The full ceremony will be live streamed, rain or shine, with recordings available online afterward.