Department of Mathematics and Philosophy

Beth Hansen

Beth Hansen, Associate Professor

Specializing in Statistics

Education:

Ph.D., University of Iowa (Statistics, Kung-Sik Chan)
M.S., University of Iowa (Statistics)
B.A., University of Northern Iowa (Mathematics)

Contact Information

Office: Morgan Hall 423B
Phone: (309) 298-2126
Email: EA-Hansen@wiu.edu

Courses Taught

  • Stat 171: General Elementary Statistics
  • Stat 276: Introduction to Probability & Statistics
  • Stat 471: Introduction to Mathematical Statistics I
  • Stat 553: Applied Statistical Methods
  • Stat 570: Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes
  • Stat 653: Elements of Statistical Inference

Research Interests

Ecological time series analysis, penalized likelihood estimation.

Selected Publications

  • Hansen, E., Chan, K., Jones, C., & Schilling, K. (2016) Assessing the relative importance of nitrogen retention processes in a large reservoir using time-series modeling. JABES, 21, no.1, 152-169.
  • Hansen, E., Chan, K., & Stenseth, N.C. (2012) Estimating a smooth common transfer function with a panel of time series-inflow of cod as an example. PJSOR, 8, no. 3, p. 701-717.
  • Hansen, E., & Chan, K. (2010) Penalized maximum likelihood estimation of a stochastic multivariate regression model. Statistics and Probability Letters, 80, p. 1643-1649.
  • Stenseth, N., Jorde, P., Chan, K., Hansen, E., Knutsen, H., André, C., Skogen, M., & Lekve, K. (2006) Ecological and genetic impact of Atlantic cod larval drift in the Skagerrak. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B, 273, 1085-1092.