Robert Tibshirani
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Robert Tibshirani is a Professor in the Departments of Statistics and Health Research and Policy at Stanford University
. He was a Professor at the University of Toronto
from 1985 to 1998. In his work, he develops statistical tools for the analysis of complex datasets, most recently in genomics and proteomics. Dr. Tibshirani received the COPSS Presidents' Award
in 1996. Given jointly by the world's leading
statistical societies, the award recognizes outstanding contributions to statistics by a statistician under the age of 40. He is a fellow of
the IMS, ASA, a (Canadian) Steacie award winner and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
. His most well-known contributions are the
LASSO method, which proposed the use of L1 penalization in regression and related problems, and Significance Analysis of Microarrays
. He also co-authored three well-known books: "Generalized Additive Models", "An Introduction to the Bootstrap", and "The Elements of Statistical Learning".
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. He was a Professor at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
from 1985 to 1998. In his work, he develops statistical tools for the analysis of complex datasets, most recently in genomics and proteomics. Dr. Tibshirani received the COPSS Presidents' Award
COPSS Presidents' Award
The COPSS Presidents' Award is given annually by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies to a person under the age of 40, in recognition of outstanding contributions to the profession of statistics...
in 1996. Given jointly by the world's leading
statistical societies, the award recognizes outstanding contributions to statistics by a statistician under the age of 40. He is a fellow of
the IMS, ASA, a (Canadian) Steacie award winner and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada , may also operate under the more descriptive name RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada , is the oldest association of scientists and scholars in Canada...
. His most well-known contributions are the
LASSO method, which proposed the use of L1 penalization in regression and related problems, and Significance Analysis of Microarrays
Significance Analysis of Microarrays
Significance analysis of microarrays is a statistical technique, established in 2001 by Tusher, Tibshirani and Chu, for determining whether changes in gene expression are statistically significant. With the advent of DNA microarrays it is now possible to measure the expression of thousands of...
. He also co-authored three well-known books: "Generalized Additive Models", "An Introduction to the Bootstrap", and "The Elements of Statistical Learning".