Donald T. Gantz, Professor

Department of Applied and Engineering Statistics
MSN 4A7
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444

Voice: 703 993 1695
Fax: 703 993 1700
Email: dgantz@gmu.edu

Dr. Gantz received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from Fordham University (1966) and Masters (1971) and PhD (1974) degrees in Mathematics from the University of Rochester. Dr. Gantz came to the Mathematics Department at George Mason in 1974. When the School of Information Technology and Engineering was formed, he moved to the Department of Systems Engineering. When this department split, he was in the Department of Operations Research and Applied Statistics, which also split into separate departments. Dr. Gantz has been in the Department of Applied and Engineering Statistics since its creation in 1992.

Dr. Gantz has taught courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The subjects of these courses include basic statistics, probability, stochastic systems, computer simulation, case studies in applied statistics, and use of the SAS system for statistical analysis, among others. (See below for links to specific courses.) Dr. Gantz's research interests are mathematical economics, applied statistics, flight test analysis, computer performance engineering and capacity planning, computer simulation, and management decision systems. He is an active researcher and practitioner in the application of geographic information systems, modeling systems, and decision support systems to transportation demand management and traffic mitigation. He has worked since 1982 on the application of estimation and control methods to flight test data. Throughout his years as an applied statistician, he has been involved with survey design, analysis, and reporting. He has considerable experience in the development of management decision systems and in litigation related analyses. He has done research, published papers, and made presentations about the relationship between tuberculosis and demographic and socioeconomic factors in Northern Virginia. This work has involved both statistical and geographic systems analyses. He has also lectured on statistical methods for disease surveillence systems.

Dr. Gantz has extensive experience in working with academic biologists, epidemiologists, and educators in public policy analysis. Dr. Gantz is a founding principal of the Statistical Consulting Center of the Department of Applied and Engineering Statistics. He also has over 20 years experience in statistical consulting with commercial, government, and judicial clients. He has consulted for the United States Departments of Labor, Transportation, and Defense, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, as well as other private and public institutions.

Course Information:

STAT 250, Introductory Statistics
STAT 344, Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
STAT 501, SAS Language/Basic Procedures
STAT 502, Introduction to SAS/Graph
STAT 503, SAS Macro Language
STAT 510, Statistical Foundations for Technical Decision Making
STAT 544, Applied Probability
STAT 634, Case Studies in Data Analysis

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