Rob J. Hyndman

Rob J Hyndman
Born 2 May 1967(1967-05-02)
Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality Australia
Fields statistics
Alma mater University of Melbourne
Known for forecasting research
Notable awards Moran Medal (2007)

Rob J Hyndman (born 2 May 1967) is an Australian statistician known for his work on forecasting. He is Professor of Statistics at Monash University[1] and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Forecasting.[2] In 2007 he won the Moran Medal from the Australian Academy of Science for his contributions to statistical research.[3]

Hyndman grew up in Beechworth, Victoria and moved to Melbourne at the age of 15. He studied statistics and mathematics at the University of Melbourne, graduating with first class honours in 1988. He completed his PhD at the same university in 1993.

He is a member of the Christadelphian church and managing editor of the BibleQ website.[4]

Major books

  1. Makridakis, S., Wheelwright, S., and Hyndman, R.J. (1998), Forecasting: methods and applications, Wiley: New York.
  2. Hyndman, R.J. (ed) (1998) The Way of Life, Bethel Publications: Beechworth.
  3. Hyndman, R.J. (2006) The Times: a chronology of the Bible, 3rd ed., Christadelphian Scripture Study Service: Adelaide.
  4. Hyndman, R.J., Koehler, A.B., Ord, J.K., and Snyder, R.D. (2008) Forecasting with exponential smoothing: the state space approach, Springer: Berlin.

References

  1. ^ "Staff Profiles - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics". Monash University. http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/ebs/people/profile.php?sn=hyndman. Retrieved 2010-05-20. 
  2. ^ "Editors". International Journal of Forecasting. http://www.forecasters.org/ijf/editors. Retrieved 2010-05-20. 
  3. ^ "Rob Hyndman awarded with prestigious Moran Medal". Monash University. 5 June 2007. http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/news/2007/june/moran-medal.html. Retrieved 2010-05-20. 
  4. ^ "About BibleQ". http://bibleq.info/about. Retrieved 2010-05-26. 

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