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Professor James O. Ramsay | |
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| Born | September 5, 1942 Prince George, British Columbia, Canada |
| Education | University of Alberta Princeton University |
| Known for | functional data analysis |
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| Institutions | University College London McGill University |
| Doctoral advisor | Harold Gulliksen |
| Other academic advisors | Stephen M. Hunka |
James O. Ramsay (born 5 September 1942) is a Canadian statistician and Professor Emeritus at McGill University, Montreal, who developed much of the statistical theory behind multidimensional scaling (MDS). Together with co-author Bernard Silverman, he is widely recognized as the founder of functional data analysis.[1] He wrote four influential books and over 100 peer-reviewed articles in statistical and psychometric journals.[1]
In 1998, the Statistical Society of Canada (SSC) awarded him a gold medal for research in 1998.[1] In 2012 the SCS awarded him with an honorary membership.[1] He was president of the Psychometric Society in 1981–1982 and president of the SSC in 2002–2003.[1] Over his career, "three of his papers were read to the Royal Statistical Society, and another won The Canadian Journal of Statistics 2000 Best Paper Award."[1]
In retirement, as of 2010, he continued to hold adjunct appointments at Department of Chemical Engineering, Queen's University and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa.[2]
- ^ a b c d e f Genest, Christian; Nešlehová, Johanna G. (2014). "A Conversation with James O. Ramsay". International Statistical Review / Revue Internationale de Statistique. 82 (2): 161–183. JSTOR 43299752. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ personal home page hosted at mcgill.ca