Exploring the behavior of statistical methods.

Asymptotic statistics studies the properties of statistical estimators, tests, and procedures as the sample size tends to infinity and finds approximations that can be used in practical applications when the sample size is finite.

Faculty studying asymptotic statistics. 

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James Booth
Professor of Statistics and Data Science, Department Chair
James Booth
Professor of Statistics and Data Science, Department Chair
Contact
jim.booth@cornell.edu
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Jelena Bradic
Professor of Statistics and Data Science
Jelena Bradic
Professor of Statistics and Data Science
Contact
jelena.bradic<at>cornell<dot>edu
Bradic's Website
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Florentina Bunea
Professor of Statistics and Data Science
Florentina Bunea
Professor of Statistics and Data Science
Contact
fb238@cornell.edu
Bunea's Website
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Amy Kuceyeski
Adjunct Associate Professor in Statistics and Data Science
Amy Kuceyeski
Adjunct Associate Professor in Statistics and Data Science
Contact
amk2012@med.cornell.edu
Amy Kuceyeski's Website
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David S. Matteson
Professor, Statistics and Data Science, Director of the National Institute of Statistical Sciences
David S. Matteson
Professor, Statistics and Data Science, Director of the National Institute of Statistical Sciences
Contact
Matteson <at> cornell <dot> edu
Matteson's Website
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Yang Ning
Associate Professor of Statistics and Data Science, Director of Graduate Studies, Statistics and Data Science
Yang Ning
Associate Professor of Statistics and Data Science, Director of Graduate Studies, Statistics and Data Science
Contact
(607) 255-3759
yn265@cornell.edu
Ning's Website
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David Ruppert
Andrew Schultz Jr. Professor of Engineering, School of Operations Research and Information Engineering, Professor of Statistics and Data Science
David Ruppert
Andrew Schultz Jr. Professor of Engineering, School of Operations Research and Information Engineering, Professor of Statistics and Data Science
Contact
dr24@cornell.edu
Ruppert's Website
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Y. Samuel Wang
Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data Science
Y. Samuel Wang
Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data Science
Contact
ysw7@cornell.edu
Wang's Website
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Marten Wegkamp
Professor of Statistics and Data Science
Marten Wegkamp
Professor of Statistics and Data Science
Contact
marten.wegkamp@cornell.edu
Wegkamp's Website