Robert R. Read
Professor
Department of Operations Research
Naval Postgraduate School
United States of America
Biography
Robert R. Read was Professor of Operations Research. Ph.D. in Mathematical Statistics, University of California at Berkeley, 1958. Areas of concentration included parameter estimation, asymptotic distributions of statistics, non parametric statistical inference, and stochastic model building for natural phenomena. Developed and verified a stochastic model describing the distribution of cloud chamber drop count data and B.Sc. in Mathematics, The Ohio State University, 1951.
Research Interest
Estimation, Applied Statistics, Categorical Data Analysis.
Publications
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Read, R.R., “The Evolution of a Selection System,†Naval Research Logistics, 42, 1995, pp. 1099-1108.
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Read, R.R. and Whitaker, L.R., “A Data Analysis of Success in OCS, the Use of ASVAB Waivers, and Race,†Military Operations Research, Summer 1996.
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Read, R.R. and Businger, M.P., “Identification of Demand Patterns for Selective Processing,†Omega, 27, No. 2, 1999, pp. 189-200.
