Antony Unwin
Antony Unwin is a German statistics professor, software developer, and author. Unwin works at the University of Augsburg in Germany, where he is known for being the first computer-oriented statistics professor.[1]
Work
Unwin is the author of numerous books and articles on data visualization. He has worked with Andrew Gelman, the applied statistics director at Columbia University.[2] In January 2020, Unwin spoke out against the latest AIGA Design Census, saying, "it’s very disappointing. I would expect something better from such an august body."[3] Unwin was the PhD advisor for Heike Hofmann, another statistician known for her work on data visualization.
Notable works
Some of his best-known works include:
Recognition
Unwin was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2007.[7]
References
- ^ "Antony UNWIN - RoSuDa - Lehrstuhl für Rechnerorientierte Statistik und Datenanalyse - Universität Augsburg". www.rosuda.org. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ Hickey, Walt. "Stats Legend Andrew Gelman Explains What Makes For Great Charts And Graphs, And How You're Doing It All Wrong". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ^ Kopf, Anne Quito, Dan. "Designers and statisticians disagree on what makes a good information graphic". Quartz. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Unwin, Antony. (2006). Graphics of large datasets : visualizing a million. Theus, Martin., Hofmann, Heike. New York: Springer. ISBN 0-387-32906-4. OCLC 209923341.
- ^ Handbook of data visualization. Chen, Chun-houh., Härdle, Wolfgang., Unwin, Antony. Berlin: Springer. 2007. ISBN 978-3-540-33037-0. OCLC 233973125.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Unwin, Antony,. Graphical data analysis with R. Boca Raton, FL. ISBN 978-1-4987-1524-9. OCLC 949422669.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "ASA Fellows list". American Statistical Association. Retrieved 2020-08-08.