Tag Archives: Statistics
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Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Professor Gives Plenary Talk at Top Math Conference
Fuzhen Zhang, Ph.D., professor at the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, gave an invited plenary talk on “Generalized Matrix Functions” at the 18th Conference of the International Linear Algebra Society (ILAS) in Providence, Rhode Island, Jun. 3–7. The ILAS conference is the highest-level meeting of mathematicians from the field,…
Medical School Wins Approval for New Medical Specialty: Correctional Medicine
In January, Nova Southeastern University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine received approval for a new medical specialty—correctional medicine—that was developed at the college in collaboration with the Florida Department of Corrections. The college became the first medical school in the country to gain such recognition when the standards developed by the…
Computer Sciences School Professor Publishes Book on Statistics
Steve Terrell, Ph.D., professor at NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (GSCIS), has published a book entitled Statistics Translated: A Step-by-Step Guide to Analyzing and Interpreting Data. The book is written in a humorous and encouraging style, and demonstrates how the most common statistical tools can be used…