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

Academic career

After graduating from Milaca High School in

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, Isaacson earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics at

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, then completed his master's and doctorate at

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. He joined the

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faculty in 1968, and served as chair of the Department of Statistics from 1984 to 2002, when he was succeeded in the role by Kenneth Koehler. Isaacson was granted emeritus status upon retirement in 2009.

Honors

Isaacson is a 1994 fellow of the

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. In 2013, he was elected to the Milaca High School Hall of Fame.

Selected books

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References

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