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Abba M. Krieger
Robert Steinberg Professor; Professor of Statistics and Operations Research


Education

PhD, Harvard University, 1974; MS, Harvard University, 1973; BS, MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972

Recent Consulting

Consultant to several major companies in the areas of data analysis, statistical methodology, mathematical modeling, and marketing research

Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards

Fellow, American Statistical Association, 1992; Alpha Kappa Psi Award, Journal of Marketing, 1991; Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, University of Pennsylvania, 1978; Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award for Teaching Excellence in the Graduate Division, 1977; Undergraduate Division Excellence in Teaching Award, 1991, 1995, 1996; David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Undergraduate Division,1996

Academic Positions Held

Wharton: 1974-present (Chairperson, Statistics Department, 2002-2008; named Robert Steinberg Professor, 1996).

Honors And Awards
David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Undergraduate Division, 1996
Fellow, American Statistical Association, 1992
Alpha Kappa Psi Award, Journal of Marketing, 1991
Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, University of Pennsylvania, 1978
Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award for Teaching Excellence in the Graduate Division, 1977

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Krieger M. Abba
Abba M. Krieger
 442 Jon M. Huntsman Hall
3730 Walnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 898-6805
krieger@wharton.upenn.edu

Research Interests:
Bootstrap; grouped data; density estimation; observational studies; applied probability; worst case analysis of heuristics; complex sample surveys; applications in the law, operations management and marketing