Lynn Elizabeth Eberly is a professor of

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in the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, whose research involves

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, and other forms of correlated data.

Early life

Eberly double-majored in mathematics and German language and literature at Washington University in St. Louis, graduating in 1991.Curriculum vitae
retrieved 2016-07-11. She earned her Ph.D. in statistics from

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in 1997, under the supervision of George Casella,

Career

After graduating from Cornell, she joined the

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faculty the same year. With professor Chap T. Le she is co-author of the textbook ''Introductory Biostatistics'' (2nd ed., Wiley, 2016). In 2014 she was elected as a

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of the

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"for excellence in statistical methodology related to correlated and medical imaging data; for broad impact in collaborative research and statistical consultation; for leadership in biostatistical core grant and data coordinating center activities; for excellence and innovation in teaching; and for diligence in service to the ASA, her university, and the profession.".

References

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