Posted on July 02, 2017
Source: AmStat News
"This column focuses on what statisticians do when they are not being statisticians. If you would like to share your pastime with readers, please email Megan Murphy, Amstat News managing editor.
Who are you, and what is your statistics position?
My name is Larry Moulton. I am a professor in the department of international health (jointly appointed in the department of biostatistics) in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. I mainly design and analyze large, usually randomized, field trials around the world.
Tell us about what you like to do for fun when you are not being a statistician.
I have been a skydiver since I was 19, although there was a near-25-year break in jumping due to the demands of family and career. This is the kind of activity that requires a minimum amount of participation to remain ‘current.’ Currency will keep you from being an undue hazard to yourself or others, as well as help maintain your flying skills so you can frolic with your buddies in freefall."
