Amanda L Golbeck

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Elizabeth L. Scott at Berkeley

Beschreibung

This biography centers on the late Elizabeth Leonard Scott's use of statistical reasoning to promote the status of women in academia. Scott (1917- 1988) was a professor of statistics at the University of California at Berkeley (UCB). She was known for her scientific research in mathematical statistics, astronomy, and biostatistics, but she is especially remembered for her work on the status of academic women.

Autor

Amanda L. Golbeck is professor of biostatistics and associate dean for academic affairs in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She has had a long-term interest in gender equity issues in academe that stems from her early association with Scott. Golbeck was the lead editor of Leadership and Women in Statistics (Chapman & Hall/CRC Press) and has had a number of published articles on gender issues in the statistics profession. In 2016, the Committee on Presidents of Statistical Societies selected Golbeck to receive the COPSS Elizabeth L. Scott Award.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 634
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 916g
• ISBN-13: 9781482249446
• ISBN-10: 1482249448
• Artikelnr.: 48011106