Mark Henry Hansen

For those of a similar name, see Mark Hansen (disambiguation).
Mark Henry Hansen
Hansen at a Wikipedia event in 2024
Born1964 (age 59–60)
Petaluma, California, U.S.
Alma mater
Scientific career
FieldsStatistics
InstitutionsBrown Institute for Media Innovation, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Doctoral advisorCharles Joel Stone
Doctoral studentsNathan Yau

Mark Henry Hansen (born 1964) is an American statistician, professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and Director of the David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute for Media Innovation. His special interest is the intersection of data, art and technology. He adopts an interdisciplinary approach to data science, drawing on various branches of applied mathematics, information theory and new media arts.[1] Within the field of journalism, Hansen has promoted computational literacy for journalists.[2]

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  2. ^ Joe Pompeo (23 October 2013). "Columbia's Mark Hansen to journalists: 'You have to get your hands dirty. You have to write some code.'". Retrieved 29 January 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)