Sanford Weisberg University of Minnesota School of Statistics

Links to courses:

• Stat 1001, Introduction to the ideas of statistics, fall 2001, spring 2009, fall 2009, spring 2010.
• Stat 5021, Introduction to statistical analysis, winter, 1999.
• Stat 5302, Applied regression analysis, spring, 2000.
• Stat 5303, Design and analysis of experiments, spring, 2005.
• Stat 5421, Categorial data analysis, fall 2006.
• Stat 8051, Computing, regression, and generalizations of the linear model, for statistics graduate students, fall, 2007.
• Stat 8053, Advanced regression and applied multivariate statistics for stats Ph.D. students only, fall 2008, fall 2009
• Stat 8061, Applied statistical methods, a masters' level regression course, fall, 2001. No longer offered.
• Stat 8311, Linear models, fall, 2006. The material in this course has been moved to other required Ph.D. level statistics courses.
• Stat 8801 Statistical Consulting, spring 2008.

Links to books and software:

• Weisberg, S. (2005). Applied Linear Regression, third edition, Hoboken NJ: John Wiley.
• Cook, R. D. and Weisberg, S. (1999).Applied Regression Including Computing and Graphics, Hoboken NJ: John Wiley.
• Arc software. Arc is free, menu driven, high quality software for linear regression analysis, discussed in the book Applied Regression Including Computing and Graphics.
• Cook, R. D. and Weisberg, S. (1994). An Introduction to Regression Graphics, Hoboken NJ: John Wiley.
• The dr package for dimension reduction methods in R is available from CRAN.
• Cook, R. D. and Weisberg, S. (1982). Residuals and Influence in Regression. This book was published by Chapman & Hall and is out of print. One can occasionally find a used copy from an on-line bookseller, or download a copy of the book.

Statistical Consulting Service:

• The Statistical Consulting Service at the University of Minnesota provides statistical advice to the University community, and sometimes others.

Brief CV:

• A.B., University of California, Berkeley; Ph. D., Harvard University. Thesis advisor: Frederick Mosteller.
• Professor of statistics at the University of Minnesota School of Statistics; member of this faculty for an incredibly long time.
• Director of the Statistical Consulting Service at the University of Minnesota.
• Research interests: Graphics, regression, diagnostics, data analysis.
• Statistical consultant on a (very) wide array of topics, both in University research and in the community.
• Selected publications:
  • Weisberg, S., Spangler, G. and Richmond, L. (2010). Mixed effects models for fish growth, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 67.
  • Harper, E., Paul, W. Mech, L.D. and Weisberg, S. (2008). Effectiveness of lethal, directed wolf-depredation control in Minnesota. Journal of Wildlife Management, 72, 778-84.
  • Taff, S. and Weisberg, S (2007). Even compensated short-term conservation restrictions reduce sales prices. The Appraisal Journal, 75, 45-55.
  • Weisberg, S. (2005). Lost opportunities: why we need a variety of statistical packages. Journal of Statistical Software, Vol 13, get a copy from http://www.jstatsoft.org.
  • Cook, R. D. and Weisberg, S. (2004). Partial one-dimensional regression models. The American Statistician, 58, 110--116. Get the data described in this article.
  • McCorriston, J. and Weisberg, S. (2002). Spatial and temporal variation in Mesopotamian agricultural practices in the Khabur Basin, Syrian Jazira. Journal of Archeological Science, 29, 485--498.
  • Weisberg, S. (2002). Dimension reduction regression in R. Journal of Statistical Software, Vol. 7, get a copy from http://www.jstatsoft.org
  • Pan, Wei, Connett, John E., Porzio, G. and Weisberg, S.(2001). Graphical model checking using marginal model plots with longitudinal data. Statistics in Medicine, 20, 2935-2945.