David Balding
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David Balding is an Australian statistician and Professor in Statistical Genetics at University College London
. Until October 2009 he was a Professor in Statistical Genetics Imperial College London
, where he still retains an affiliation as Visiting Professor. He was educated at the University of Newcastle, Australia and the University of Oxford
, and is an editor of the Handbook of Statistical Genetics. He is a protégé of Peter Donnelly
.
Balding's research interests lie in the application of mathematics and statistics to problems in genetics
, in particular he is interested in statistical inference
for medical and forensic purposes.
He has written a book Weight-of-Evidence for Forensic DNA Profiles.
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
. Until October 2009 he was a Professor in Statistical Genetics Imperial College London
London
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, where he still retains an affiliation as Visiting Professor. He was educated at the University of Newcastle, Australia and the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, and is an editor of the Handbook of Statistical Genetics. He is a protégé of Peter Donnelly
Peter Donnelly
Peter Donnelly, FRS is an Australian mathematician and Professor of Statistical Science at the University of Oxford. He is a specialist in applied probability and has made contributions to coalescent theory...
.
Balding's research interests lie in the application of mathematics and statistics to problems in genetics
Genetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
, in particular he is interested in statistical inference
Statistical inference
In statistics, statistical inference is the process of drawing conclusions from data that are subject to random variation, for example, observational errors or sampling variation...
for medical and forensic purposes.
He has written a book Weight-of-Evidence for Forensic DNA Profiles.
See also
- Balding–Nichols model