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Amarjot Kaur
Amarjot Kaur | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Panjab University |
| Occupation | Statistician |
| Employer | Merck Research Laboratories |
Amarjot Kaur is an Indian statistician who in 2016 became the president of the International Indian Statistical Association. She works for Merck Research Laboratories,[1] as Executive Director of Clinical Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences.[2] She is also the 2017 treasurer of the American Statistical Association,[3] and in 2013 she chaired the American Statistical Association Community of Applied Statisticians.[4]
Before joining Merck, Kaur earned her Ph.D. at Panjab University in Chandigarh, India,[5] where she also worked as a lecturer.[2] At Panjab, in the 1990s, Kaur published research in mathematical statistics on tests for stochastic dominance.Template:Ran She joined Merck after postdoctoral research at Pennsylvania State University.[2] At Merck, she became the chief statistician on the Multinational Etoricoxib and Diclofenac Arthritis Long-term (MEDAL) programme, a large international study of treatments for arthritis.Template:Ran
In 2014, she was elected to be a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.[6]
Selected publications[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Message from Amarjot Kaur, President of IISA" (PDF), IISA Newsletter, p. 2, Spring 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "The World of Applied Statistics: Where Do YOU Fit In?", StatTrak, American Statistical Association, retrieved 22 November 2017
- ↑ "Highlights of the July Board of Directors Meeting", Amstat News, American Statistical Association, 1 October 2017, retrieved 22 November 2017
- ↑ History: Community of Applied Statisticians, American Statistical Association, retrieved 22 November 2017
- ↑ "Contributing editor biography" (PDF), Amstat News, American Statistical Association, vol. 384, p. 2, June 2009, archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017
- ↑ ASA Fellows list, American Statistical Association, archived from the original on 1 December 2017, retrieved 14 November 2017