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== 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|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{{peacock term|date=June 2021}} 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{{citation needed}} 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|doi-access=free}}</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|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|doi-access=free}}</ref>

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Nicholas (Nick) Horton is an American statistics professor and author. He is the Beitzel Professor in Technology and Society at Amherst College.[1] As of 2022, he will serve as the vice president of the American Statistical Association.[2]

Education

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

Work

Horton has written multiple books focusing on R and SAS.[1][3] He is also a prolific[peacock prose] 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]

Awards

Fellow of the American Statistical Association.[8]

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[9]

Personal life

Horton resides in Northampton, Massachusetts with his wife, Julia Riseman.[10] The two are advocates for bicycle trails.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Horton, Nicholas J. | Faculty & Staff | Amherst College". www.amherst.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  2. ^ "Dionne Price Elected President of American Statistical Association". www.amstat.org. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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. ^ "American Statistical Association Names 48 Fellows for 2012". PRWeb. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  9. ^ "2017 AAAS Fellows Recognized for Advancing Science | American Association for the Advancement of Science". www.aaas.org. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  10. ^ Dunau, Bera (2019-08-31). "A new dawn for rail? Valley Flyer pilot makes its debut". Amherst Bulletin.
  11. ^ Kohout, George (2016-01-06). "George Kohout: Recognizing two unsung heroes of Northampton trails, greenways". Daily Hampshire Gazette.
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