H. James Norton PhD

Teaching Statistics

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Presentations

  • Simpson’s Paradox & Simpson’s 2nd Paradox (PowerPoint)
  • Interesting examples of Capture-Recapture Sampling Method from biology, public health & epidemiology (Best contributed paper JSM – PowerPoint
  • The Will Rogers Phenomemon: What is it and how did it get its name (PowerPoint)
  • Use of interesting examples from medicine and biology in teaching an introductory biostatistics course (PowerPoint)
  • 3 Interesting Controversies & 2 Paradoxes (Best contributed paper JSM – PowerPoint)
  • The birthday problem and some twists (PowerPoint)
  • The Use of the Birthday Problem in Teaching Probability (pdf)
  • What went wrong with the draft Lottery? (PowerPoint link)
  • A critical assessmentof the techniques used to determine agreement between two methods of clinical measurement (pdf )
  • Importance of a random sample: An in-class demonstration (PowerPoint)
  • Student handout for an In-Class Demonstration (Word)

Teaching Honors and Awards

Professor Emeritus of Biostatistics, Carolinas HealthCare System

Pinnacle Award Finalist, Carolinas HealthCare System

Best Contributed Paper at JSM, Section on Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences (3 times)

Best Contributed Paper at JSM, Statistical Education Section (twice)

Nominated for Best Part-time Teaching Award, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Research Teaching Award, Residency Program, Charlotte Institute of Rehabilitation

Faculty Teaching Award, Dental Residency Program, Carolinas Medical Center