Mary E. Thompson | |
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| Alma mater | |
| Known for | Survey methodology and statistical sampling |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Statistics |
| Institutions | University of Waterloo |
| Thesis | Some Aspects of Optimal Stopping Theory (1969) |
| Doctoral advisor | Joseph L. Doob |
Mary Elinore Thompson FRSC is a Canadian statistician. She is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo, the former president of the Statistical Society of Canada, and the founding scientific director of the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute. Her research interests include survey methodology and statistical sampling; she is also known for her work applying statistics to guide tobacco control policy.[1]