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RD Baker

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Name:

RD Baker

Email:

R.D.Baker@salford.ac.uk

Department:

Business School

Organisation:

University of Salford

Country:

Homepage:

http://www.business.salford.ac.uk/staff/rosebaker

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Biography

Expertise:

Applied Statistics, Computer programming, Jams and Jellies :)

Job title:

Professor of Statistics

Biography:

1972-1973: Lecturer in Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Bombay 1973-1977: Research Associate, Rutherford High Energy Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot,Berks 1977-1980: Computing Officer, Computing Services or ILS (as it now is), University of Salford 1981-1990: Senior Computing Officer, AIS, University of Salford 1990-1997: Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, University of Salford 1998-2001: Reader in Statistics, University of Salford 2001- Personal chair in Statistics

Qualifications:

M.A. (double first, Cantab) in Theoretical Physics (1968) Ph. D. (Cantab) in High Energy Physics (1972) C. Stat. (Chartered Statistician) (1990) C. Math (Chartered Mathematician) (1990), FIMA (Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications)(1990) Member of the International Statistical Institute (ISI) (1999)

My Most Viewed

#	Item title
1.	How does the DerSimonian and Laird procedure for random effects meta-analysis compare with its more efficient but harder to compute counterparts?	3916
2.	Predicting the outcomes of annual sporting contests	1065	1
3.	The health impact of an online heart disease support group: A comparison of moderated vs. unmoderated support	1009	1
4.	Capital investment appraisal: a new risk premium model	765	105
5.	Forecasting exact scores in National Football League games	729	5
6.	The influence of bait presentation on bait uptake by mice (Mus domesticus) in infested urban domestic dwellings	689	1
7.	Predicting stock returns and assessing prediction performance	571
8.	Biomechanics for inclusive urban design : effects of tactile paving on older adults’ gait when crossing the street	505	780
9.	A dynamic paired comparisons model : who is the greatest tennis player?	492	6
10.	Modelling the probability distribution of prize winnings in the UK national lottery: consequences of conscious selection	454	4

My Latest

Ngai, V ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6515-1227, Tai, JCJ, Taj, S, Khanfar, H, Sfakianakis, E, Bakalis, A, Ahmed, M and Baker, RD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3555-3425 2022, 'Non-invasive predictors of axillary lymph node burden in breast cancer: a single-institution retrospective analysis' , Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 195 (2) , pp. 161-169.
Singh, A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1588-1862, Scarf, P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5623-906X and Baker, RD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3555-3425 2022, 'A unified theory for bivariate scores in possessive ball-sports: the case of handball' , European Journal of Operational Research, 304 (3) , pp. 1099-1112.
Sangha, MS ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8839-4811, Baker, RD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3555-3425 and Ahmed, M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4504-1354 2021, 'Axillary dissection versus axillary observation for low risk, clinically node-negative invasive breast cancer : a systematic review and meta-analysis' , Breast Cancer, 28 (6) , pp. 1212-1224.
Peek, MCL ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5063-3998, Saeki, K ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7432-660X, Ohashi, K, Chikaki, S, Baker, RD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3555-3425, Nakagawa, T, Kusakabe, M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6074-3728, Douek, M and Sekino, M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3387-1932 2021, 'Optimization of SPIO injection for sentinel lymph node dissection in a rat model' , Cancers, 13 (19) , e5031.
Baker, RD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3555-3425 and Scarf, PA ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5623-906X 2021, 'Modifying Bradley–Terry and other ranking models to allow ties' , IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, 32 (4) , pp. 451-463.
Chadwell, AEA ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9101-5202, Kenney, LPJ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2164-3892, Thies, SBA ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9889-2243, Head, JS ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3483-3903, Galpin, AJ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7699-8706 and Baker, RD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3555-3425 2021, 'Addressing unpredictability may be the key to improving performance with current clinically prescribed myoelectric prostheses' , Scientific Reports, 11 , p. 3300.
Jozsa, F, Ahmed, M, Baker, RD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3555-3425 and Douek, M 2020, Can machine learning be used to reduce overtreatment of the axilla in breast cancer? Results from a retrospective cohort study , in: The European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) 2020 Virtual, 23rd-24th October 2020, Online.
Thies, SBA ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9889-2243, Bates, AV, Costamagna, E, Kenney, LPJ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2164-3892, Granat, MH ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0722-2760, Webb, J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0654-5530, Howard, D ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1738-0698, Baker, RD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3555-3425 and Dawes, H 2020, 'Are older people putting themselves at risk when using their walking frames?' , BMC Geriatrics, 20 (1) , p. 90.
Baker, RD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3555-3425 2020, 'New order-statistics-based ranking models and faster computation of outcome probabilities' , IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, 31 (1) , pp. 33-48.
Baker, RD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3555-3425, Forrest, D and Perez, L 2020, 'Modelling demand for lotto using a novel method of correcting for endogeneity' , Economic Modelling, 84 , pp. 302-308.