A Basic Course in Measure and Probability: Theory for Applications by Ross Leadbetter, Stamatis Cambanis and Vladas Pipiras Order with your IMS 40% discount (use code IMSSERIES2 at checkout): www.cambridge.org/9781107652521 Published in March 2014 Hardback ISBN 9781107020405: was $115.00, now $69.00 Paperback ISBN 9781107652521: was $50.00, now $30.00 Originating from…

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Terry Speed thinks that we should be more open about the creative process in data analysis, not hide it away from view.

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The IMS is pleased to announce the following IMS Travel Award recipients. Jinyuan Chang, University of Melbourne Haeran Cho, University of Bristol Alexander Drewitz, Columbia University Lilun Du, University of Wisconsin-Madison Bin Guo, Peking University, China Ming-Hung (Jason) Kao, Arizona State University Cheng Li, Northwestern University Gen Li, University of…

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The LARC-SLAPEM organizes, every two/three years, a prize to honor the memory of Francisco Aranda­Ordaz, a distinguished young Mexican statistician who died tragically in 1991.  Sponsored by the Bernoulli Society, the  Francisco Aranda­Ordaz Award is bestowed  for one thesis in Probability and one thesis in Statistics written by students from …

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Edward Waymire, Professor of Mathematics, Oregon State University has received the 2014 Carver Medal from the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS). Professor Waymire receives the award for manifold contributions to the IMS in many capacities and in particular for exceptional service to the Annals of Applied Probability far beyond his…

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