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Dean Leroy Isaacson (born 1941) is an American statistician.

Academic career[edit]

After graduating from Milaca High School in Milaca, Minnesota, Isaacson earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics at Macalester College, then completed his master's and doctorate at University of Minnesota.[1] He joined the Iowa State University faculty in 1968, and served as chair of the Department of Statistics from 1984 to 2002,[2][3] when he was succeeded in the role by Kenneth Koehler.[4][5] Isaacson was granted emeritus status upon retirement in 2009.[6][2]

Honors[edit]

Isaacson is a 1994 fellow of the American Statistical Association.[7] In 2013, he was elected to the Milaca High School Hall of Fame.[8]

Selected books[edit]

  • Isaacson, Dean L.; Madsen, Richard W. (1976). Markov Chains: Theory and Applications. Wiley. ISBN 9780471428626.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dean L. Isaacson". Milaca High School. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b Krapfl, Anne (14 May 2009). "Honoring a previous leader". Iowa State University. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Receptions: Dean Isaacson". Iowa State University. 19 May 2002. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  4. ^ "KOEHLER WILL DIRECT IOWA STATE'S STATISTICS DEPARTMENT". Iowa State University. 6 November 2002. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Koehler Named Interim Chair of Department of Statistics". Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 5 November 2002. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Dean L Isaacson". Iowa State University Department of Statistics. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  7. ^ "ASA Fellows". American Statistical Association. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Isaacson, DeHart to join hall of famers". Union-Times. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  9. ^ Reviews of Markov Chains: Theory and Applications include:
    • Karr, Alan F. (July 1978). "Markov Chains: Theory and Applications (Dean L. Isaacson and Richard W. Madsen)". SIAM Review. 20 (3): 606–607. doi:10.1137/1020086. ProQuest 926182037
    • Bartholomew, D. J. (March 1977). "Markov Chains: Theory and Applications. By D. L. Isaacson and R. W. Madsen. New York and London, Wiley, 1976. x, 256 p. 24·5 cm. £14·55". Royal Statistical Society. Journal. Series A: General. 140 (2): 244–245. doi:10.2307/2344895. JSTOR 2344895.
    • Unwin, Anthony (1977). "Markov Chains — Theory and Applications". Journal of the Operational Research Society. 28 (1): 236–237. doi:10.1057/jors.1977.44.
    • McGinnis, Robert (May 1977). "Reviewed Work: Markov Chains Theory and Applications. by Dean L. Isaacson, Richard W. Madsen". Contemporary Sociology. 6 (3). doi:10.2307/2064802. JSTOR 2064802. S2CID 117130350.
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