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{{Short description|American statistics professor}}
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'''Nicholas (Nick) Horton''' is an American statistics professor and author. As of 2022, he will be serving as the vice president of the [[American Statistical Association]], alongside president [[Dionne Price]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dionne Price Elected President of American Statistical Association|url=https://www.amstat.org/ASA/News/Dionne-Price-Elected-President-of-American-Statistical-Association.aspx|access-date=2021-05-23|website=www.amstat.org}}</ref> Horton works at [[Amherst College]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Horton, Nicholas J. {{!}} Faculty & Staff {{!}} Amherst College|url=https://www.amherst.edu/people/facstaff/nhorton|access-date=2021-04-05|website=www.amherst.edu|language=en}}</ref> He resides in [[Northampton, Massachusetts]] with his wife, Julia Riseman.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dunau|first=Bera|date=2019-08-31|title=A new dawn for rail? Valley Flyer pilot makes its debut|work=[[Amherst Bulletin]]|url=https://www.amherstbulletin.com/Valley-Flyer-service-begins-Friday-28136987}}</ref> The two are advocates for bicycle trails.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kohout|first=George|date=2016-01-06|title=George Kohout: Recognizing two unsung heroes of Northampton trails, greenways|work=[[Daily Hampshire Gazette]]|url=https://www.gazettenet.com/Archives/2016/01/kohoutletter0102-hg}}</ref>
'''Nicholas (Nick) Horton''' is an American statistics professor and author. He is the Beitzel Professor in Technology and Society at [[Amherst College]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Horton, Nicholas J. {{!}} Faculty & Staff {{!}} Amherst College|url=https://www.amherst.edu/people/facstaff/nhorton|access-date=2021-04-05|website=www.amherst.edu|language=en}}</ref> In 2022, he began a 3-year term as the vice president of the [[American Statistical Association]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Alumnus Nick Horton Elected ASA Vice President |url=https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/biostatistics/2021/05/alumnus-nick-horton-elected-asa-vice-president/ |access-date=October 13, 2023}}</ref>


== Education ==
== Education ==
Horton attended [[Harvard College]] for his undergraduate degree and the [[Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health|Harvard School of Public Health]] for his graduate degree.<ref name=":0" />
Horton completed his [[Bachelor of Arts|A.B.]] at [[Harvard College]] and his [[Doctor of Science|Sc.D.]] at the [[Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health|Harvard School of Public Health]].<ref name=":0" />


== Work ==
== Work ==
Horton has written multiple books focusing on [[R (programming language)|R]] and [[SAS language|SAS]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Kleinman|first=Ken|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/881692641|title=SAS and R : data management, statistical analysis, and graphics|date=2014|others=Nicholas J. Horton|isbn=978-1-4665-8450-1|edition=2nd|location=Boca Raton|oclc=881692641}}</ref> He is also a prolific author in the fields of statistics education and missing data. He is one of the authors of the GAISE guidelines.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education Reports|url=https://www.amstat.org/asa/education/Guidelines-for-Assessment-and-Instruction-in-Statistics-Education-Reports.aspx|access-date=2021-05-17|website=www.amstat.org}}</ref> With [[Ben Baumer]] and Daniel Kaplan, he is the author of Modern Data Science with R.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Baumer|first=Benjamin S.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1245354400|title=Modern data science with R|date=2021|others=Daniel T. Kaplan, Nicholas J. Horton|isbn=978-0-367-19149-8|edition=2nd|location=Boca Raton|oclc=1245354400}}</ref> Other notable works include:
Horton has written multiple books focusing on [[R (programming language)|R]] and [[SAS language|SAS]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Kleinman|first=Ken|title=SAS and R: data management, statistical analysis, and graphics|date=2014|others=Nicholas J. Horton|isbn=978-1-4665-8450-1|edition=2nd|location=Boca Raton|oclc=881692641}}</ref> He is also an author in the fields of statistics education and missing data. He is one of the authors of the GAISE guidelines.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education Reports|url=https://www.amstat.org/asa/education/Guidelines-for-Assessment-and-Instruction-in-Statistics-Education-Reports.aspx|access-date=2021-05-17|website=www.amstat.org}}</ref> With [[Ben Baumer]] and Daniel Kaplan, he is the author of Modern Data Science with R.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Baumer|first=Benjamin S.|title=Modern data science with R|date=2021|others=Daniel T. Kaplan, Nicholas J. Horton|isbn=978-0-367-19149-8|edition=2nd|location=Boca Raton|oclc=1245354400}}</ref> Other notable{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} works include:


* ''Normal Sexual Dimorphism of the Adult Human Brain Assessed by In Vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging'' <ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Goldstein|first1=Jill M.|last2=Seidman|first2=Larry J.|last3=Horton|first3=Nicholas J.|last4=Makris|first4=Nikos|last5=Kennedy|first5=David N.|last6=Caviness|first6=Verne S., Jr|last7=Faraone|first7=Stephen V.|last8=Tsuang|first8=Ming T.|date=2001-06-01|title=Normal Sexual Dimorphism of the Adult Human Brain Assessed by In Vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging|url=https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/11.6.490|journal=Cerebral Cortex|volume=11|issue=6|pages=490–497|doi=10.1093/cercor/11.6.490|pmid=11375910|issn=1047-3211}}</ref>
* ''Normal Sexual Dimorphism of the Adult Human Brain Assessed by In Vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging'' <ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Goldstein|first1=Jill M.|last2=Seidman|first2=Larry J.|last3=Horton|first3=Nicholas J.|last4=Makris|first4=Nikos|last5=Kennedy|first5=David N.|last6=Caviness|first6=Verne S. Jr|last7=Faraone|first7=Stephen V.|last8=Tsuang|first8=Ming T.|date=2001-06-01|title=Normal Sexual Dimorphism of the Adult Human Brain Assessed by In Vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging|journal=Cerebral Cortex|volume=11|issue=6|pages=490–497|doi=10.1093/cercor/11.6.490|pmid=11375910|issn=1047-3211|doi-access=free}}</ref>
* ''Much ado about nothing: A comparison of missing data methods and software to fit incomplete data regression models''<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Horton|first1=Nicholas J.|last2=Kleinman|first2=Ken P.|date=2007-02-01|title=Much ado about nothing: A comparison of missing data methods and software to fit incomplete data regression models|journal=The American Statistician|volume=61|issue=1|pages=79–90|doi=10.1198/000313007X172556|issn=0003-1305|pmc=1839993|pmid=17401454}}</ref>
* ''Much ado about nothing: A comparison of missing data methods and software to fit incomplete data regression models''<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Horton|first1=Nicholas J.|last2=Kleinman|first2=Ken P.|date=2007-02-01|title=Much ado about nothing: A comparison of missing data methods and software to fit incomplete data regression models|journal=The American Statistician|volume=61|issue=1|pages=79–90|doi=10.1198/000313007X172556|issn=0003-1305|pmc=1839993|pmid=17401454}}</ref>
He is an editor for the [[Journal of Statistics Education|Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education]] (JSDSE).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-01 |title=Meet the ASA's 2022 Incoming Editors {{!}} Amstat News |url=https://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2022/02/01/2022-editors/ |access-date=2022-03-06 |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
Fellow of the [[American Statistical Association]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=American Statistical Association Names 48 Fellows for 2012|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9494097.htm|access-date=2021-04-05|website=PRWeb}}</ref>
Fellow of the [[American Statistical Association]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=American Statistical Association Names 48 Fellows for 2012|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9494097.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630172941/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9494097.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 30, 2018|access-date=2021-04-05|website=PRWeb}}</ref>


Fellow of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=2017 AAAS Fellows Recognized for Advancing Science {{!}} American Association for the Advancement of Science|url=https://www.aaas.org/news/2017-aaas-fellows-recognized-advancing-science|access-date=2021-04-05|website=www.aaas.org|language=en}}</ref>
Fellow of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=2017 AAAS Fellows Recognized for Advancing Science {{!}} American Association for the Advancement of Science|url=https://www.aaas.org/news/2017-aaas-fellows-recognized-advancing-science|access-date=2021-04-05|website=www.aaas.org|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Horton resides in [[Northampton, Massachusetts]] with his wife, Julia Riseman.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dunau|first=Bera|date=2019-08-31|title=A new dawn for rail? Valley Flyer pilot makes its debut|work=[[Amherst Bulletin]]|url=https://www.amherstbulletin.com/Valley-Flyer-service-begins-Friday-28136987}}</ref> The two are advocates for bicycle trails.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kohout|first=George|date=2016-01-06|title=George Kohout: Recognizing two unsung heroes of Northampton trails, greenways|work=[[Daily Hampshire Gazette]]|url=https://www.gazettenet.com/Archives/2016/01/kohoutletter0102-hg}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 12:36, 22 August 2024

Nicholas (Nick) Horton is an American statistics professor and author. He is the Beitzel Professor in Technology and Society at Amherst College.[1] In 2022, he began a 3-year term as the vice president of the American Statistical Association.[2]

Education

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Horton completed his A.B. at Harvard College and his Sc.D. at the Harvard School of Public Health.[1]

Work

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Horton has written multiple books focusing on R and SAS.[1][3] He is also an author in the fields of statistics education and missing data. He is one of the authors of the GAISE guidelines.[4] With Ben Baumer and Daniel Kaplan, he is the author of Modern Data Science with R.[5] Other notable[citation needed] works include:

  • Normal Sexual Dimorphism of the Adult Human Brain Assessed by In Vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging [6]
  • Much ado about nothing: A comparison of missing data methods and software to fit incomplete data regression models[7]

He is an editor for the Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education (JSDSE).[8]

Awards

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Fellow of the American Statistical Association.[9]

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[10]

Personal life

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Horton resides in Northampton, Massachusetts with his wife, Julia Riseman.[11] The two are advocates for bicycle trails.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Horton, Nicholas J. | Faculty & Staff | Amherst College". www.amherst.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  2. ^ "Alumnus Nick Horton Elected ASA Vice President". Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  3. ^ Kleinman, Ken (2014). SAS and R: data management, statistical analysis, and graphics. Nicholas J. Horton (2nd ed.). Boca Raton. ISBN 978-1-4665-8450-1. OCLC 881692641.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ "Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education Reports". www.amstat.org. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  5. ^ Baumer, Benjamin S. (2021). Modern data science with R. Daniel T. Kaplan, Nicholas J. Horton (2nd ed.). Boca Raton. ISBN 978-0-367-19149-8. OCLC 1245354400.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ Goldstein, Jill M.; Seidman, Larry J.; Horton, Nicholas J.; Makris, Nikos; Kennedy, David N.; Caviness, Verne S. Jr; Faraone, Stephen V.; Tsuang, Ming T. (2001-06-01). "Normal Sexual Dimorphism of the Adult Human Brain Assessed by In Vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging". Cerebral Cortex. 11 (6): 490–497. doi:10.1093/cercor/11.6.490. ISSN 1047-3211. PMID 11375910.
  7. ^ Horton, Nicholas J.; Kleinman, Ken P. (2007-02-01). "Much ado about nothing: A comparison of missing data methods and software to fit incomplete data regression models". The American Statistician. 61 (1): 79–90. doi:10.1198/000313007X172556. ISSN 0003-1305. PMC 1839993. PMID 17401454.
  8. ^ "Meet the ASA's 2022 Incoming Editors | Amstat News". 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  9. ^ "American Statistical Association Names 48 Fellows for 2012". PRWeb. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  10. ^ "2017 AAAS Fellows Recognized for Advancing Science | American Association for the Advancement of Science". www.aaas.org. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  11. ^ Dunau, Bera (2019-08-31). "A new dawn for rail? Valley Flyer pilot makes its debut". Amherst Bulletin.
  12. ^ Kohout, George (2016-01-06). "George Kohout: Recognizing two unsung heroes of Northampton trails, greenways". Daily Hampshire Gazette.


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