The College of Arts & Sciences, University of Montana

Faculty Image Daniel J. Denis
Office: Skaggs Bldg 369
Phone: (406)-243-4539
Email: daniel.denis@umontana.edu
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Current Position:

Data & Decision Lab

Description:

Data & Decision Lab:

http://psychweb.psy.umt.edu/denis/datadecision/front/index.html

Office Hours:

Spring 2013

Mondays: 1 - 2:30

Wednesdays: 1 - 2:30

Courses:

Psyc. 220: Psychological Statistics (UGRAD)
Psyc. 296: Independent Study "Teaching Statistics" (UGRAD)
Psyc. 520: Advanced Psychological Statistics (Stat I) (GRAD)
Psyc. 521: Advanced Psychological Statistics (Stat II) (GRAD)
Psyc. 522: Multivariate Statistics (GRAD)
Psyc. 629: The Bayesian Statistics of Decision Modeling and Risk Analysis (GRAD)
Practicum in Statistical Consulting (GRAD)

Independent Study Offered: Decision Analysis

Education:

B.A. (1997). Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada.
M.A. (1999). York University, Toronto, Canada.
Ph.D. (2004). York University, Toronto, Canada.

Selected Publications:

Denis, D., & Docherty, K. (in press). Late nineteenth century Britain: A social, political, and methodological context for the rise of multivariate statistics. Journale Electronique d’Histoire des Probabilités et de la Statistique.

Denis, D. (2007). Study guide for Kirk, R. E., (2007). Statistics: An introduction. Thomson/Wadsworth: Belmont, CA.

Seekins, T., Bridges, S., Santa, A., Denis, D., & Hartsell, A. (2007). Faith based organizations: A potential partner in rural transportation. Journal of Public Transportation.

Denis, D., & Legerski, J. (2006). Causal modeling and the origins of path analysis. Theory & Science, 7, 1. http://theoryandscience.icaap.org/content/vol7.1/denis.html

Friendly, M., & Denis, D. (2005). The early origins and development of the scatterplot. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 41, 103-130.

Denis, D. (2004). The Modern Hypothesis Testing Hybrid: R. A. Fisher’s Fading Influence. With Discussion by Michel Armatte, Bernard Bru, Michael Friendly, Jeff Gill, Ernest Kwan, Bruno Lecoutre, Marie-Paul Lecoutre, Jacques Poitevineau and Stephen Stigler. Journal de la Société Française de Statistique.

Denis, D. (2003). Alternatives to Null Hypothesis Significance Testing. Theory & Science, 4, 1. http://theoryandscience.icaap.org/content/vol4.1/02_denis.html

Denis, D. (2001). Inferring the Alternative Hypothesis: Risky Business. Theory & Science, 2, 1.http://theoryandscience.icaap.org/content/vol002.001/03denis.html

Denis, D. (2001). The Origins of Correlation and Regression: Francis Galton or Auguste Bravais and the Error Theorists? History and Philosophy of Psychology Bulletin, 13, 36-44.

Friendly, M., & Denis, D. (2001). The Roots and Branches of Modern Statistical Graphics. Journal de la Société Française de Statistique, 141, 51-60.

Book Reviews and Commentaries:

Denis, D. (2003). Review of David Salsburg's The Lady Tasting Tea: How Statistics Revolutionized the 20th Century. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 39, 322.

Denis, D. (2003). Review of Alain Desrosières's The Politics of Large Numbers: A History of Statistical Reasoning. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 39, 323.

Denis, D. (1999). Comment on null hypothesis significance testing. APA Monitor, Vol. 30.

Recent Presentations:

Denis, D. (2005). David Bakan and significance testing: Setting the record straight. David Bakan Memorial Symposium, Invited Address, Annual Convention of the American Psychological Convention, Washington, D.C. U.S.A.

Denis, D. (2005). The general linear model: A brief history. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. U.S.A.

Denis, D. (2003). History of Path Analysis and Causal Modeling. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, CANADA.

Denis, D. (2002). Numerical Versus Graphical Solutions and the Reemergence of Graphical Approaches to Data Analysis. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, U.S.A.

Friendly, M. & Denis, D. (2002). Milestones in Data Visualization. Poster presented at the Joint Statistical Meetings, New York, U.S.A.

Harlow, L. & Denis, D. (2002). Engaging Others in Quantitative Psychology: Peer-Tutored Learning Communities in Quantitative Psychology: A Canadian Approach. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, U.S.A.

Denis, D. (2000). The Origins of Correlation and Regression: Francis Galton or Auguste Bravais and the Error Theorists? Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Ottawa, CANADA.

Denis, D. (1999). An Historical Overview of NHST. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax, CANADA.

Denis, D. (1999). Is Today's NHST Attributable to R. A. Fisher? Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, Boston, U.S.A.

Statistical Resources and Websites

Friendly, M., & Denis, D. (2003). Milestones in the History of Thematic Cartography, Statistical Graphics, and Data Visualization: An Illustrated Chronology of Innovations.

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