Mary E. Thompson

Mary E. Thompson
Alma mater
Known forSurvey methodology and statistical sampling
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsStatistics
InstitutionsUniversity of Waterloo
ThesisSome Aspects of Optimal Stopping Theory (1969)
Doctoral advisorJoseph 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]

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