A. R. de Leon

Biography

Alexander R. de Leon is Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Calgary.  Originally from the Philippines, he obtained his BSc and MSc from the School of Statistics, University of the Philippines.  After a research studentship at Tokyo University of Science, he completed his PhD in Statistics in 2002 at the University of Alberta.  His research interests include methods for analyzing correlated data, multivariate models and distances for mixed discrete and continuous outcomes, pseudo- and composite likelihood methods, copula modeling, assessment of diagnostic tests, and statistical problems in medicine.  He is an associate editor of Journal of Statistical Computation & Simulation.

Education

Ph.D., University of Alberta, Edmonton, 2002

Areas of Research / Professional Expertise

Methods for analyzing correlated data, multivariate models and distances for mixed discrete and continuous outcomes, pseudo- and composite likelihood methods, copula modeling, assessment of diagnostic tests, statistical quality control, and statistical problems in medicine.

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