Thomas Lumley (statistician)
Statistician
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Thomas Lumley is an Australian statistician who serves as the chair of biostatistics at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.[2] Lumley is also a member of the "R Core Team."[3]
University of Oxford (MSc)
University of Washington (PhD)
Survey sampling
survey package for R
Thomas Lumley | |
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| Born | 1969 (age 56–57) |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Education | Monash University (BSc) University of Oxford (MSc) University of Washington (PhD) |
| Known for | R Core Team member Survey sampling survey package for R |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biostatistics, Statistical computing |
| Workplaces | University of Auckland University of Washington |
| Patrick James Heagerty[1] | |
Doctoral students | 9 |
| Website | faculty |
He was elected as a fellow of the ASA (American Statistical Association) in 2012.[4] Lumley was also elected a fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2015.[5]
Education
Lumley received his Bachelors of Science at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia in 1991,[6] a Masters of Science in Applied Statistics at the University of Oxford in Oxford, United Kingdom in 1993,[6] and his Ph.D. in Biostatistics at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington in 1998.[6]
Work
Lumley is a professor of statistics at the University of Auckland where he researches regression modelling, clinical trials, semiparametric inference, statistical computing, foundations, and genomics.[6] His statistics publications are commonly cited in the statistics and biostatistics fields. He makes contributions to R as a member of the R Core Team[3] and contributes to the StatsChat blog.[7]
Awards
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Predoctoral Fellowship from 1995 to 1998[6]
- Donovan J Thompson Award for Academic Excellence in Biostatistics in 1996[6]
- Best Oral Presentation at Biometric Society Student Paper Competition in 1997[6]
- Gertrude Cox Award for contributions to Statistical Practice in 2008[6]
- Elected as an ASA Fellow in 2012[4]
- Elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2015[5]