Julian Faraway

Directions

My office is 4W5.9 (directions). You can call me at +44 (0) 1225 386992 or fax me at +44 (0) 1225 383436. My email address is jjf23@bath.ac.uk. You can also send me a letter at

Department of Mathematical Sciences,
University of Bath,
Bath, BA2 7AY
UNITED KINGDOM

github, blog and Twitter at @julianfaraway

History

I got my B.A. in Mathematics (1982) and Diploma in Mathematical Statistics (1983) from the University of Cambridge. I have a PhD in Statistics (1987) from the Department of Statistics, University of California, Berkeley. I used to work at the Department of Statistics, University of Michigan (1987-2006).

Books

I’ve written some books:

• Linear Models with R - now translated to Python
• Extending the Linear Model with R.
• Bayesian Regression with INLA - here are some worked examples

Perhaps you have questions about the books?

Research

My research is on the interface between the theory and application of Statistics. I have worked on a wide range of statistical problems ranging over astronomy, athletics, concrete, cosmetics, fungicides, fuel filters, marketing of cars, obesity and schizophrenia. I have also served as a consultant to industry on statistical issues.

• Here are my publications which can also be seen on my Google Scholar page.

• Changes in peak river flows in Great Britain. Expect more flooding!

• When small data beats big data. More is not always better.

• Confidence bands for smoothness in nonparametric regression. You can read about why the standard confidence bands are not so helpful and look at some confidence bands for smoothness

• Read about classifying light curves in astronomy

• Does data splitting improve prediction? - yes, sometimes it does!

• I work on shape change modelling for facial motion. This is being applied to children with cleft lip and palate and adults with facial paralysis

• I’ve worked on functional data analysis for applications in ergonomics and biomechanics. These methods have been used in vehicle and workplace design.