Peter Hall is a leading international researcher in theoretical and applied statistics and probability theory. He has made substantial contributions to nonparametric statistics over a 25-year period. Peter has had a massive influence on the development and assessment of the bootstrap method. He has made very important contributions to smoothing methods in statistics, and has introduced practical smoothing parameter-selection methods in a variety of settings. He also developed novel theoretical arguments to explain why some approaches are more variable, or more biased, than others. Peter’s research on fractal-based statistical methods for quantifying surface roughness has also been groundbreaking.

What excites statisticians today?
by Professor Peter Hall

The lecture will describe the motivations and directions of statistical science today, noting the many changes that have been wrought in the last 20 years by new technologies for computing and for acquiring data. Modern approaches to statistical analysis will be illustrated by discussing methods that are motivated by new research problems in science and engineering.

Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture

Professor Peter Hall
What excites statisticians today?

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