Reviewer · PhD in Statistics
Susan Simmons ✓ Verified expert
Susan Simmons is a Professor of Analytics at the Institute for Advanced Analytics at NC State. Before that she spent 14 years as a professor of statistics at UNC Wilmington, where she taught undergraduate and graduate courses and served as assistant chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Her research covers environmental statistics, bioinformatics and Bayesian methods.
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Experience
- Professor of AnalyticsInstitute for Advanced Analytics, NC State2016 to present
- Professor of StatisticsUNC Wilmington2002 to 2016
- Assistant Chair and Undergraduate CoordinatorDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, UNC WilmingtonWhile at UNC Wilmington
Education
- PhD, StatisticsUniversity of South Carolina2002
- MS, StatisticsWest Virginia University1995
- BS, Applied MathematicsPennWest Clarion1993
How Susan works on our pages
Susan brings a background in environmental and Bayesian statistics to both sides of her work.
As a writer
- Explains when a plain average fits the data and when a weighted average or the median gives a fairer picture.
- Builds worked examples with numbers you can recheck in a spreadsheet.
- Hands every draft to another reviewer on the team before it goes live.
As a reviewer
- Checks each formula and worked example line by line.
- Compares results with AVERAGE, MEDIAN and SUMPRODUCT in Excel or Google Sheets.
- Flags examples where a small sample is treated like a large one.
What happens before Susan signs off on a page
- Formula checkDefinitions and formulas are checked against standard statistics references.
- Number checkEvery worked example is recalculated by hand and in a spreadsheet.
- Edge casesCalculators are tested with blank rows, zeros, negative values and decimals.
- Sign-offSusan's name and the review date are added to the page.
