Homepage of Andrew J. Baczkowski

Roseberry Topping to the North West of where I am stood

Contact details:
Work address: Department of Statistics, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT
Work telephone: +44-(0)113-3435156
Work email address: sta6ajb @ leeds.ac.uk

Photograph on right shows just TWO interesting things: Roseberry Topping and the boundary stone on Great Ayton Moor inscribed "T.L. 1927 D.A.M. 14".
Click here for additional photograph of a snow cat!
Click here for additional photograph showing two sheep near Grinton Lead Mill! Can you spot them?

Teaching 2011-2012

Statistical Methods MATH2715, 10 credits, semester 1. Students' page
Applied Statistics and Probability MATH5315M, 15 credits, semester 1. Students' page
Introduction to Statistics MATH1725, 10 credits, semester 2. Students' page
Statistics Project I MATH3752, 15 credits, semester 2.
This is now handled by Professor Veretennikov. Email address: veretenn @ maths.leeds.ac.uk
Statistics Project II MATH3753, 15 credits, semester 1.
This is now handled by Professor Veretennikov. Email address: veretenn @ maths.leeds.ac.uk
Assignment in Mathematics (30 credits) MATH5003, 30 credits, semesters 1 and 2.
This is now handled by Professor Veretennikov. Email address: veretenn @ maths.leeds.ac.uk
Assignment in Mathematics (40 credits) MATH5004, 40 credits, semesters 1 and 2.
This is now handled by Professor Veretennikov. Email address: veretenn @ maths.leeds.ac.uk

Tutorials 2011-2012

Introduction to Probability MATH1715, 10 credits, semester 1. Students' page for my tutees

Administration 2011-2012

Department of Statistics Joint Honours Co-ordinator: Information for JHS students.
Deputy Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Mathematics
School of Mathematics Student Support Officer
Department of Statistics Library Representative.
School of Mathematics PG Teaching Co-ordinator

Recent publications

2005. Bayesian Estimation of a Generalized Diversity Index. 25th European Meeting of Statisticians poster presentation. Click here to view paper.
2004. A randomised controlled trial of immunosuppression conversion for the treatment of chronic allograft nephropathy. (With J.Stoves, C.G.Newstead, G.Owens, M.Paraoan, A.Hammad.) Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, v.19, 2113-2120.
2004. Postkarten aus Seoul. Stochastik in der Schule, v.24, 8-11. (Translation by Karl Rottel of "Wish you were here: postcards from Seoul".) Click here to view paper.
2003. Wish you were here: postcards from Seoul. Teaching Statistics, v.25, 46-48.
2001. A generalized diversity index. Bulletin of the International Statistical Institute, 53rd session: contributed papers, tome LIX, book 3, 109-110. ISBN 90-73592-20-8.
2001. Prognostic factors influencing survival of diabetic patients following initiation of renal replacement therapy. (With J.Stoves and J.H.Turney.) Nephrology, v.6, 79-84.
2000. The distribution of a generalized diversity index due to Good. (With D.N.Joanes and G.Shamia.) Environmental and Ecological Statistics, v.7, 329-342.
1998. Piece-wise detection of spinal scoliosis. (With X.Feng.) Editors: R.Payne and P.Green. COMPSTAT, Proceedings in Computational Statistics, 13th Symposium, p.167-172 Heidelberg, Physica-Verlag, ISBN 3790811319.
1998. Range of validity of α and β for a generalized diversity index H(α,β) due to Good. (With D.N.Joanes and G.Shamia.) Mathematical Bioscience, v.148-issue 2, 115-128.
1997. Properties of a generalized diversity index. (With D.N.Joanes and G.M.Shamia.) Journal of Theoretical Biology, v.188, p.207-213.
1997. Statistical methods for automatic interpretation of digitally scanned finger prints. (With K.V.Mardia, X.Feng, and T.J.Hainsworth.) Pattern Recognition Letters, v.18, 1197-1203.
1997. Automatic interpretation of the orientation field of fingerprints. (With K.V.Mardia, X.Feng, and T.J.Hainsworth.) Editors: K.V.Mardia, C.A. Gill, and R.G.Aykroyd. Proceedings in the Art and Science of Bayesian Image Analysis, p.219-220, Leeds, Leeds University Press, ISBN 085316178X.

Recent departmental reports

Some of these reports are downloadable .pdf files. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat reader then you can download a free copy from Adobe Systems.

STAT 02/06. A nephrology study: final report. [1.34 MB] Final report of a medical consultancy problem.
STAT 01/11. Statistical analysis of a postal data set. [190 KB] Analysis of delivery time for 73 postcards sent to my home address from Seoul during the recent ISI Statistics conference.
STAT 01/10. A nephrology study: interim report.
STAT 01/01. Effect of pooling species on Good's generalized diversity index. [114 KB] (With D.N.Joanes and G.M.Shamia.)
STAT 00/11. Statistical analysis of a road network problem.
STAT 00/10. The broken-stick model for species abundances: an initial investigation.
STAT 00/09. On maximum likelihood estimation for truncated lognormal distribution.
STAT 00/01. Analysis of some survival data III.
STAT 98/11. Applications of Good's generalized diversity index [294 KB] Applications include one and two sample tests of the diversity index.
STAT 98/01. Further analysis of survival data for some diabetic patients.
STAT 97/24. A review of potential adverse effects of antenatal ultrasonography [122 KB] Reviews articles about ultrasonography in the medical literature during the period 1990-1997. Not all articles show adverse effects but a surprising number lead one to conclude that ultrasound is neither as harmless nor as useful a diagnostic tool as is often presented.
STAT 97/23. Statistical methods for automatic interpretation of digitally scanned finger prints. [3.2 MB] (With K.V.Mardia, X.Feng, and T.J.Hainsworth.)
STAT 97/20. An analysis of survival data for 96 diabetic patients.
STAT 97/13. The distribution of a generalized diversity index due to Good. (With D.N.Joanes, and G.Shamia.)
STAT 97/12. Statistical methods for automatic interpretation of digitally scanned finger prints. (With K.V.Mardia, X.Feng, and T.J.Hainsworth.)
STAT 97/04. Sugihara's sequential model for species abundances.
STAT 96/18. Moments of a generalized diversity index due to Good.
STAT 96/09. Range of validity of α and β for Good's generalized diversity index H(α,β). (With D.N.Joanes, and G.Shamia.)

Former taught modules

MATH0365 Introduction to Probability and Statistics, 2007/2008-2010/2011, 10 credits, semester 1. Students' page.
MATH1910 Modelling and Investigations, 2010/2011, 10 credits, semester 2. Students' page.
MATH2710 Mathematical Statistics, 2003/2004, 10 credits, semester 1. Students' page.
MATH2715 Statistical Methods, 2004/2005-2006/2007, 10 credits, semester 1. Students' page.
MATH2730 Analysis of Experimental Data, 1997/1998-2000/2001, 2002/2003, 10 credits, semester 1. Students' page.
MATH2750 Introduction to Markov Processes, 2010/2011 (Tutorial assistance), 10 credits, semester 2. Information about difference equations.
MATH2780 Statistics for the Geophysical Sciences, 2000/2001-2001/2002, 5 credits, semester 1. Students' page.
MATH3802 Time Series, 1999/2000-2007/2008, 10 credits, semester 2. Students' page.
Old module syllabus information
For information about MATH1730, MATH1740, MATH1750 and MATH1830 download syllabuses.
For information about MATH2710 download syllabus.

Miscellaneous

Computer programs for teachers
Currently one executable program is available for primary school teachers. Click here for further information.
Talks for Schools
Ten Ways to Fail a Statistics Module: Statistical analysis of examination results provides ten suggestions to help you fail MATH1725!

Click here to view a black web page — the projectors in the lecture theatre block do not allow one to switch between using the PC and using the whiteboard. Once the PC projector is switched off it takes several minutes to warm up again. This page was one attempt to get around that problem.

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