MICHAEL L. HAND
Professor of Applied Statistics and Information Systems
B.S., Oregon State University
M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University

EML: mhand@willamette.edu

Information is the principal resource of managers. Just as manufacturing operations transform raw materials into finished goods, statistical models and information systems transform raw data into valuable information that can be used to control organizations and guide decision making.

Indeed, statistical methods and information systems hold tremendous potential for the practice of management. Opportunities lie in the creative application of existing technologies as well as in technological advance.

At the Atkinson School, we teach the tools of mathematics, statistics, and information systems in the context of the managerial setting, and not as separate free-standing academic disciplines. We recognize that aspiring managers come from every course of academic preparation, many not technical in their orientation. I draw great satisfaction from converting an apprehensive, perhaps reluctant, student of mathematics and statistics into a confident an enthusiastic practitioner of the art.

Statistical Computing, Resampling Methods, Robust Estimation, Data Analysis, Forecasting Methods, Statistical Methods in Public Policy Research.