1988 Gordon Research Conference

Statistics in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

New Hampton School, New Hampton, N. H.

August 1 – 5, 1988

Chairman: Gerald J. Hahn, CE Company

Vice-Chairman: Lewis B. Sheiner, University of California

August 1, 1988 (9:00 AM and 7:30 PM)

Anthony C. Atkinson, Imperial College

"Regression Diagnostics and Very Robust Regression"

Discussion Leader: Roy Welsch, Mass. Institute Technology

John MacGregor, McMaster University

"Statistical and Engineering Process Control: The Interface"

Discussion Leader: J. Stuart Hunter, Consultant

August 2, 1988 (9:00 AM and 7:30 PM)

Donald B. Rubin, Harvard University

"Novel Applications of Bayesian Methods"

Discussion Leader: Bruce Hoadley, Bellcore

David Himmelblau, University of Texas

"New Techniques in Material Balance Reconciliation"

Discussion Leader: Kim Hockman, Research Triangle Institute

August 3, 1988 (9:00 AM and 7:30 PM)

George E. P. Box, University of Wisconsin

"Some Recent Research in Quality Improvement"

Discussion Leader: Nouna Kettaneh, BBN Software Products

John A. Nelder, Imperial College

"Generalized Linear Models and Quasi-Likelihood"

Discussion Leader: G. Tunicliffe Wilson, University of Lancaster

August 4, 1988 (9:00 AM and 7:30 PM)

George Weiss, National Institute of Health

"Some Statistical Problems in NMR Spectroscopy"

Discussion Leader: Jim Carley, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Mark Johnson, Los Almos National Laboratory

Title: Modelling Multivariate Data Sets: Distributions and Issues

Discussion Leader: Svante Wold, Umea University

August 5, 1988 (9:00 AM)

Donald Marquardt, duPont Company

"Product Quality Management: Integrating Statistical Technology into a Systems Approach"

Discussion Leader: Lloyd Nelson, Nashua Corporation

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