Applied Statistics

Bayo Lawal is professor of statistics at Kwara State University Nigeria. He received his bachelor of science degree with honors in mathematics from the Ahmadu Bello University Nigeria and his master's degree in biometry from the University of Reading UK. His PhD in statistics is from the University of Essex UK. Lawal has taught for several years at the University of Ilorin Nigeria; St. Cloud State University St. Cloud Minnesota; and Temple University in Philadelphia. He has also served as chair of the Departments of Statistics at St. Cloud State University and at the University of Ilorin. He served as dean of the School of Sciences in Auburn University at Montgomery between 2004 and 2008 as well as the dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the American University of Nigeria between 2008 and 2011. He currently serves as head of the Department of Statistics and Mathematical Sciences at Kwara State University. Felix Famoye is a professor and a consulting statistician in the Department of Mathematics at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant Michigan. He received his bachelor of science degree with honors in statistics from the University of Ibadan Nigeria and his PhD in statistics from the University of Calgary under the Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship Program. He received the College of Science and Technology Outstanding Teaching Award and the University Excellence in Teaching Award. He also received the College of Science and Technology Outstanding Research Award and the University President's Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity. As a Fulbright scholar he visited the University of Lagos in Nigeria. . Language: English