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Department Faculty

Bruce Schaalje

Position:
Professor
OFFICE HOURS
1:00-2:00 M-F

Phone:
801-422-3996
Email:
schaalje AT byu dot edu
Office:
214 TMCB
Teaching:
STAT 336

Textbooks
Linear Models in Statistics, 2nd Edition

Software and Data
Kenward-Roger simulation

Current Classes
Statistics 535

Research Interests
Mixed Linear models
Small sample inference
Design of Experiments

Recent Publications
Schaalje, G.B., Shaw, J., and Belk, M.A. 2002. Using nonlinear mixed models for the analysis of size-at-age data. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 59:1524-1532.

Schaalje, G.B., McBride, J.J. and Fellingham, G.W. 2002. Adequacy of approximations to distributions of test statistics in complex mixed linear models. Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics 7:512-524.

Schaalje, G.B., Johnson, M.R. and Bodily, C.H. 2001. A note on a sequential method for estimating the minimum of a random variable. Commun. Statist.-- Simula. 30:91-98.

Shepherd, B.E., Schaalje, G.B., Smith, M. J., Murray, B.K. and O'Neill, K.L. 2000. Statistical analysis of the comet assay using a mixture of gamma distributions. Quantitative Microbiology 2:69-79.

Wilkinson, R.C., Schaalje, G.B. and Collings, B.C. 2000. Confidence intervals for the Kappa parameter, with application to the semiconductor industry. Commun. Statist.-- Simula. 29:647-665.

Schaalje, G.B., Bodily, C.H. and Collings, B.J. 2000. Custom design of complicated block experiments. Paper 262-25 in Proceedings of the SAS Users Group International 25th Annual Conference: 1378-1381

Schaalje, G. B., Hilton, J. L. and Archer, J. A. 1997. Comparative power of three author attribution techniques for separating authors. J. of Book of Mormon Studies 6:47-64.

Schaalje, G. B. and Beus, B. D. 1997. A reliability index for presence-absence data. Communications in Stat.-Theory and Methods 26:355-374.

Schaalje, G. B. and Despain, D. J. 1996. Robustness of homogeneity of variance tests for randomized complete block data. Communications in Stat.-Simulation and Computation 25:961-977.

Schaalje, G.B. and Butts, R.A. 1993. Effects of ignoring correlated measurement errors in straight line regression and prediction. Biometrics 49:1262-1267

Schaalje, G.B. and Acharya, S.N. 1993. Designing alfalfa yield trials for comparing long-term yields. Applied Statistics in Agriculture 1993:146-155.

Schaalje, G.B., Johnson, D.L. and H.R. van der Vaart. 1992. Application of competing risks theory to analysis of the effects of Nosema locustae and Nosema cuneatum on development of migratory locusts. Environ. Entomol. 21:939-948.

Schaalje, G.B. and Butts, R.A. 1992. Binomial sampling for predicting Russian wheat aphid density on winter wheat in the fall, using a measurement error model. J. Econ. Entomol. 85:1167-1175.

Schaalje, G.B. and Mundel, H.-H. 1991. Use of residual maximum likelihood to evaluate accuracy of two NIRS calibration procedures, relative to Kjeldahl, for determining nitrogen concentration of soybeans. Can. J. Plant Sci. 71:385-392.

Schaalje, G. B., Zhang, J., Pantula, S. G., and Pollock, K. H. 1991. Analysis of repeated measurements data from randomized block experiments. Biometrics 47:813-824.

Schaalje, G.B. 1990. Dynamic models of pesticide effectiveness. Environ. Entomol. 19:439-447.

Schaalje, G.B., Stinner, R.L. and Johnson, D. L. 1989. Modelling insect populations affected by pesticides with application to pesticide efficacy trials. Ecol. Modelling 47:233-263.

Schaalje, G.B., and van der Vaart, H.R. 1989. Relationships among recent models for insect population dynamics with variable rates of development. J. Math. Biol. 27:399-428.

Education
Ph.D., 1988 (Statistics and Biomathematics) North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina.

M.S., 1981 (Biostatistics) University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.

M.S., 1979 (Zoology) Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

B.S., 1977 (Mathematics) Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

Assoc., 1975 Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho

Professional Positions
Professor, Department of Statistics, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. (2002-present)

Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. (1997-2002)

Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. (1992-1997)

Research Scientist, Lethbridge Research Station, Agriculture Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. (1989 to 1992)

Statistician, Lethbridge Research Station, Agriculture Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. (1980 to 1989)

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