Paul Dixon Minton: LSD for Statisticians from a Southern Gentleman

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Paul Dixon MintonLSD for Statisticians from a
Southern Gentleman
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Paul Dixon Minton

• What to use for a title?

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Paul Dixon Minton

• What to use for a title?
• Significant difference maker

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Paul Dixon Minton

• What to use for a title?
• Significant difference maker
• Southern gentleman

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Paul Dixon Minton

• What to use for a title?
• Significant difference maker
• Southern gentleman
• Albert Hofmann recently died at 102

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Paul Dixon Minton

• What to use for a title?
• Significant difference maker
• Southern gentleman
• Albert Hofmann recently died at 102 -
  Discover of LSD-25

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Paul Dixon Minton

• What to use for a title?
• Significant difference maker
• Southern gentleman
• Albert Hofmann recently died at 102 -
  Discover of LSD-25
• LSD for Statisticians

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Paul Dixon Minton

• What to use for a title?
• Significant difference maker
• Southern gentleman
• Albert Hofmann recently died at 102 -
  Discover of LSD-25
• LSD for Statisticians
• Certainly loved his puns.

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Paul Dixon Minton

• Virginia Commonwealth University
• Joined in 1972 as Dean of HS

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Paul Dixon Minton

• Virginia Commonwealth University
• Joined in 1972 as Dean of HS
• Greeted by angry lady Agnes

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Paul Dixon Minton

• Virginia Commonwealth University
• Joined in 1972 as Dean of HS
• Greeted by angry lady Agnes
• Many challenges

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Paul Dixon Minton

• Virginia Commonwealth University
• Joined in 1972 as Dean of HS
• Greeted by angry lady Agnes
• Many challenges
• Dark side

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Paul Dixon Minton

• Virginia Commonwealth University
• Joined in 1972 as Dean of HS
• Greeted by angry lady Agnes
• Many challenges
• Dark side
• Work still in progress

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Paul Dixon Minton

• Institute of Statistics
• Formed in 1979

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Paul Dixon Minton

• Institute of Statistics
• Formed in 1979
• Coordinate statistics on both campuses

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Paul Dixon Minton

• Institute of Statistics
• Formed in 1979
• Coordinate statistics on both campuses
• Consulting services

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Paul Dixon Minton

• Institute of Statistics
• Formed in 1979
• Coordinate statistics on both campuses
• Consulting services

Paul Minton, Ph.D.Director of the Institute of
Statistics Statistical Consultant
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Paul Dixon Minton

• Institute of Statistics
• Search Investment Club SICsick meetings

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Paul Dixon Minton

• Institute of Statistics
• Search Investment Club SICsick meetings
• 1988 Symposium on Statistics Honoring Paul Minton
  on his retirement

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Paul Dixon Minton

• Institute of Statistics
• Search Investment Club SICsick meetings
• 1988 Symposium on Statistics Honoring Paul Minton
  on his retirement
• Mosse rhymes with posse

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Paul Dixon Minton

• Institute of Statistics
• Search Investment Club SICsick meetings
• 1988 Symposium on Statistics Honoring Paul Minton
  on his retirement
• Mosse rhymes with posse
• The Book of Letters

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Paul Dixon Minton

• Southern Regional Council on Statistics
• SMUs representative from 1963 to 1972

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Paul Dixon Minton

• Southern Regional Council on Statistics
• SMUs representative from 1963 to 1972
• VCUs representative from 1978 to 1987

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Paul Dixon Minton

• Southern Regional Council on Statistics
• SMUs representative from 1963 to 1972
• VCUs representative from 1978 to 1987
• Chairman of the Committee from 1968 to 1969

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Paul Dixon Minton

• Southern Regional Council on Statistics
• SMUs representative from 1963 to 1972
• VCUs representative from 1978 to 1987
• Chairman of the Committee from 1968 to 1969
• 1988 video of panel discussion

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Paul Dixon Minton

• Southern Regional Council on Statistics
• SMUs representative from 1963 to 1972
• VCUs representative from 1978 to 1987
• Chairman of the Committee from 1968 to 1969
• 1988 video of panel discussion
• Vintage Paul Minton Get out there and sell
  statistics.

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Paul Dixon Minton

• Link to the 5.5 minute video
• http//www.people.vcu.edu/jdavenpo/PDM_SREB-COS_v
  ideo.wmv

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Paul Dixon Minton

• A champion of the profession of statistics

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Paul Dixon Minton

• A champion of the profession of statistics
• A great leader 1991 ASA Founders Award

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Paul Dixon Minton

• A champion of the profession of statistics
• A great leader 1991 ASA Founders Award
• A tireless worker in the service to the
  profession name sake of the SRCOS Paul Minton
  Service Award

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Paul Dixon Minton

• A champion of the profession of statistics
• A great leader 1991 ASA Founders Award
• A tireless worker in the service to the
  profession name sake of the SRCOS Paul Minton
  Service Award
• A great teacher