Jim Albert
Professor Emeritus at Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio, United States
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Top SchoolJim Albert is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Bowling Green State University with over four decades of academic experience and 12 years recorded in this profile. He is a statistician and educator specializing in Bayesian modeling, statistics education, and the application of statistical thinking to sports, particularly baseball. Jim combines rigorous PhD-level training from Purdue with a long teaching and research record that emphasizes practical, data-driven insight for nontechnical audiences. Known for bringing real-world examples into the classroom, he blends deep methodological expertise with an enthusiasm for making statistics accessible and engaging. Based in Bowling Green, Ohio, he continues to contribute to the field through teaching, mentorship, and applied research.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (BS), Mathematics at Bucknell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Statistics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Statistics at Purdue University
Github Skills (12)
sports-data9
r-package9
statistics7
bayesian7
bayesian-inference4
data-analysis4
bootstrapping3
r-programming3
inference3
r2
data-visualisation1
analytics1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
bayesball/BayesTestStreak
Feb 2015 - Dec 2022
Contributions:30 commits, 27 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 10 months
bayesball/Workshop
Apr 2019 - Nov 2021
Contributions:10 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
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