Dr. B. Sango Otieno
(330)
345-6325.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
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Ph.D., Statistics, 2002,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
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Thesis Title: An Alternative Estimate of Preferred Direction for
Circular Data
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Christine M Anderson-Cook.
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M.Sc., Statistics, 1994,
Thesis Title: Exponential and Gamma Time Series Models
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Dankit K. Nassiuma.
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B.Sc.(Hons), Mathematics and Statistics, 1990,
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Certificate in Crop
Weather Modeling, 1996, Meteorological Service, Bet Dagan
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1. TEACHING
Aug 2003 to Present:
Assistant Professor of Statistics.
Aug 2002 to May 2003: The
-Visiting Assistant Professor
of Mathematics.
Aug 1999 to Dec 2001:
Virginia Tech, - Teaching Assistant
Aug 1998 to May 1999:
Northern
Aug 1996 to May 1998:
Sept. 1994 to Aug 1996:
Oct. 1990 to Sept. 1994:
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2. CONSULTING:
Aug 1999
to June 2002: Virginia Tech –Graduate Student Consultant
Consulted with
non-statistics faculty and graduate students. Analyses included Regression, Categorical Data,
Non-Parametric Methods, Time Series and
Circular Data. Helped clients design and analyze experiments. Wrote reports for clients. Co-authored
manuscripts at the request of clients. I worked with over 50 clients from the departments
of Engineering, Fisheries and Wildlife, Horticulture, Plant Pathology,
Agronomy, Chemistry, Education and Human Resources and Sports
Research Areas: -
Directional Data
- Time Series Analysis
- Nonparametric Statistics
- Categorical Data Analysis
Computing Platforms: Unix, Windows
Programming Languages: SPLUS &
SAS
Statistical Software: SAS & SPLUS, some Minitab and SPSS.
Text formatting and Office
Computing: LaTex, MS Word, Excel.
Publications:
1) Nassiuma, D.K.
and B. Sango Otieno (1996). "An Introduction to the theory of estimation".
2) B.Sango Otieno and D.Nassiuma
(2001). "Gamma and Exponential Auto-
regressive
Moving Average (ARMA) processes". Journal of Agriculture Science and Technology. Vol. 3, pp. 71-80.
3) Anderson-Cook,
C.M. and B. Sango Otieno. (2002). Circular Data. In
Encyclopedia of Environmentrics. Vol.
1 , pp. 338-340.
Editors: A.H. El-Shaarawi and W.W. Piegorsch. John Wiley & Sons.
4) Bergh, J.C., McCoy, C.W. and B. Sango Otieno. (2002).
Diel periodicity of emergence of adult citrus rust
mites in
5) B. Sango Otieno and Anderson-Cook, C.M. A More Efficient Way of Obtaining a Unique Median Estimate for
Circular Data. Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods. Vol. 3, , no. 1, pp.
168-176.
6) B. Sango Otieno and Anderson-Cook, C.M. Hodges-Lehmann Estimator of Preferred Direction for Circular Data. Journal of Nonparametric Statistics. (Submitted 2003).
Professional
Membership:
American Statistical
Association (ASA): 2003.
Institute of Mathematical
Statistics (IMS): 2000 – Present.
International Biometric
Society (ENAR): 2002 – Present.
Mu Sigma
AWARDS
1996: