Jeff Rosenthal
Jeff Rosenthal | |
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PhD) | |
Parents |
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Awards | COPSS Presidents' Award (2007) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Probability theory, Computational statistics |
Institutions | University of Minnesota University of Toronto |
Thesis | Rates of convergence for Gibbs sampler and other Markov chains (1992) |
Doctoral advisor | Persi Diaconis |
Website | probability |
Jeffrey Seth Rosenthal FRSC FIMS (born October 13, 1967) is a Canadian statistician and nonfiction author. He is a professor in the University of Toronto's department of statistics, cross-appointed with its department of mathematics.
Education and career
Rosenthal graduated from
Public engagements
In 2005 Rosenthal wrote a book for the general public, Struck by Lightning: The Curious World of Probabilities,
In 2006, Rosenthal did the statistical analysis used by the
Honors and awards
Rosenthal received the CRM-SSC Prize in 2006,[22] the COPSS Presidents' Award in 2007,[23] the Statistical Society of Canada Gold Medal in 2013,[24] and a Faculty of Arts & Science Outstanding Teaching Award in 1998.[25] He was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics in 2005,[26] and of the Royal Society of Canada in 2012.[27]
Personal life
Rosenthal's father Peter Rosenthal and mother Helen Stephanie Rosenthal (1942 – 2017) are both math professors at the University of Toronto.[1] Besides his research, Rosenthal performs music[28] and improvisational comedy, including at The Bad Dog Theatre Company.[29]
Bibliography
- Duanmu, Haosui; Rosenthal, Jeffrey S.; Weiss, William (2021). Ergodicity of markov processes via nonstandard analysis. American Mathematical Society. OCLC 1284944707.
- Rosenthal, Jeffrey S. (2019). A first look at stochastic processes. New Jersey: World Scientific. OCLC 1107856889.
- Rosenthal, Jeffrey S. (2018). Knock on wood : luck, chance, and the meaning of everything. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: HarperCollins. OCLC 1047653556.
- Evans, Michael; Rosenthal, Jeffrey S. (2010). Probability and statistics : the science of uncertainty (2nd ed.). New York: W.H. Freeman and Co. OCLC 473463742.
- Rosenthal, Jeffrey S. (2006). A first look at rigorous probability theory (2nd ed.). Singapore: World Scientific. OCLC 81144993.
- Rosenthal, Jeffrey S. (2006). Struck by lightning : the curious world of probabilities. Washington, DC: Joseph Henry Press. OCLC 62742569.
References
- ^ a b "Helen Stephanie Rosenthal: Mathematician who loved to teach and was active in faculty association". University of Toronto News. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Jeffrey Seth Rosenthal". Mathematics Genealogy Project. Mathematics Department, North Dakota State University. MGP ID 18775. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ^ a b Rosenthal, Jeffrey S. "Biography of Jeffrey S. Rosenthal". Probability.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- S2CID 345273.
- OCLC 804012432.
- OCLC 58544922.
- ^ Bethune, Brian (2005-11-28). "Bestsellers: Top selling fiction and non-fiction titles". Maclean's. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ "Bestsellers: The Globe and Mail's weekly national list." The Globe and Mail, October 7, 2006.
- ^ Rosenthal, Jeffrey S. "Struck by Lightning: The Curious World of Probabilities". Probability.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- OCLC 949780371.
- OCLC 961227736.
- ^ Loriggio, Paola (2008-01-19). "You're safer than you think: statistics expert". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ Yang, Jennifer (2010-01-30). "Numbers don't always tell the whole story". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ Droganes, Constance (2008-03-29). "Card counting: outsmarting casinos at their own game". CTV News. Archived from the original on 2012-04-08. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ Prois, Jessica (2010-02-17). "Playing the odds with everyday life: Toronto professor to lecture on how to make better choices by considering probabilities". Vegas Seven. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ Nestruck, J. Kelly (2006-05-30). "The deal breaker: If you're a guest on Howie Mandel's show, you should bring Jeffrey Rosenthal -- not your dad". National Post. Archived from the original on 2006-08-05. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ Burnett, Thane (2009-02-21). "Solving equations and solving crime: Toronto math prof proves his point when it comes to insiders winning lottery prizes". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2017-03-04 – via QMI Agency.
- S2CID 62177833. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ "House Proceedings, Wednesday, 25 October 2006". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ^ Liptak, Adam (2010-11-17). "Justices are long on words but short on guidance". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ Rosenthal, Jeffrey S (September 2008). "Monty Hall, Monty Fall, Monty Crawl" (PDF). Probability.ca. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
- ^ "2006 CRM-SSC Prize in Statistics awarded to Dr. Jeffrey Rosenthal". Centre de recherches mathématiques. 2007-01-12. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ^ "Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies - Presidents' Award - Past Award Recipients" (PDF). National Institute of Statistical Sciences. August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ "SSC Gold Medalist - SSC Gold Medal awarded to Jeffrey Rosenthal". 2013 SSC Award Winners. Statistical Society of Canada. 2013-05-27. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
- ^ "Past Winners at UofT - Faculty of Arts & Science Outstanding Teaching Award". University of Toronto. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ^ "IMS Fellows - Honored IMS Fellows". Institute of Mathematical Statistics. Archived from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
- ^ "Class of 2012 - List of New Fellows" (PDF). Royal Society of Canada. 2012-09-05. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
- ^ University College. "Getting By: A New Song by UC Alumnus and Faculty Member Jeffrey Rosenthal".
- ^ Gibson, Stacey (Spring 2006). "Games of chance: math prof and amateur comic Jeffrey Rosenthal embraces randomness -- both on stage and in class". UofT Magazine. 33 (3): 30–34. Retrieved 2017-03-04.