Yadolah Dodge
Encyclopedia
Yadolah Dodge is an Iran
ian and Swiss
statistician
.
His major contributions are in the theory of operational research, simulation
and regression
.
He spent his early years in Abadan
, Iran
. He got his PhD at the Oregon State University
in 1974.
In the 1980s he became professor of statistics at the University of Neuchâtel
, Switzerland, where he is a professor emeritus. He is author of more than 60 papers and 25 books, many of which have appeared in multiple editions.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian and Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
statistician
Statistician
A statistician is someone who works with theoretical or applied statistics. The profession exists in both the private and public sectors. The core of that work is to measure, interpret, and describe the world and human activity patterns within it...
.
His major contributions are in the theory of operational research, simulation
Simulation
Simulation is the imitation of some real thing available, state of affairs, or process. The act of simulating something generally entails representing certain key characteristics or behaviours of a selected physical or abstract system....
and regression
Regression
Regression could refer to:* Regression , a defensive reaction to some unaccepted impulses* Regression analysis, a statistical technique for estimating the relationships among variables...
.
He spent his early years in Abadan
Abadan
Abadan is a city in and the capital of Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. It lies on Abadan Island , from the Persian Gulf, near the Iraqi-Iran border. The civilian population of the city dropped to near zero during the eight-years Iran–Iraq War. In 1992, only 84,774 had returned to live...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. He got his PhD at the Oregon State University
Oregon State University
Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the...
in 1974.
In the 1980s he became professor of statistics at the University of Neuchâtel
University of Neuchâtel
The University of Neuchâtel is a French-speaking university in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The University has five faculties and more than a dozen institutes, including arts and human sciences, natural sciences, law, economics and theology. The Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences is the largest...
, Switzerland, where he is a professor emeritus. He is author of more than 60 papers and 25 books, many of which have appeared in multiple editions.
Selected publications
- Arthanari, T.S. and Y Dodge, Y. Mathematical Programming in Statistics, WileyJohn Wiley & SonsJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc., also referred to as Wiley, is a global publishing company that specializes in academic publishing and markets its products to professionals and consumers, students and instructors in higher education, and researchers and practitioners in scientific, technical, medical, and...
, 1993. ISBN 0471592129 - Birkes, D. and Dodge, Y. Alternative Methods of Regression, Wiley, 1993, ISBN 0471568813
- Dodge, Y. (ed.), The Oxford Dictionary of Statistical Terms, Oxford University PressOxford University PressOxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
, Oxford, 2003. ISBN 0198509944 - Dodge, Y. and Rousson, V. Analyse de regression appliquée, Dunod, 1999. ISBN 0198509944
- Dodge, Y. and Melfi, G. Premiers pas en simulation, SpringerSpringer Science+Business Media- Selected publications :* Encyclopaedia of Mathematics* Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete * Graduate Texts in Mathematics * Grothendieck's Séminaire de géométrie algébrique...
, Paris, 2008. ISBN 9782287794933