Shafer, Glenn (Ray)

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SHAFER, Glenn (Ray)

SHAFER, Glenn (Ray). American, b. 1946. Genres: Mathematics/Statistics. Career: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, assistant professor of statistics, 1973-76; University of Kansas, Lawrence, assistant professor to professor of mathematics, 1976-84, professor, then distinguished professor of business, 1984-92; Rutgers University, Newark Campus, Newark, NJ, professor of business, 1992-. Publications: A Mathematical Theory of Evidence, 1976; Probabilistic Expert Systems, 1996; The Art of Causal Conjecture, 1996; (with V. Vovk) Probability and Finance: It's Only a Game!, 2001. Address: 106 Fitzrandolph Rd., Princeton, NJ 08540, U.S.A. Online address: gshafer@andromeda.rutgers.edu

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