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Research interests
Statistics - Computation, Methodology and Application to the social, veterinary and biological sciences
My research spans the area of statistical modelling, from the development of statistical methods to fit realistically complex statistical models to describe real-life problems, through the implementation of those models in statistical software to the application of the methods in several application areas.
Further details of my work are available at http://seis.bris.ac.uk/~frwjb/
Much of my computational work has been in the development of statistical software within the Centre for Multilevel Modelling that I now direct (ably supported by Professor Kelvyn Jones as deputy director) and in particular in the development of the MLwiN and StatJR packages.I have also developed the software package MLPowSim for performing power calculations for multilevel models.
My methodological work has been with regard MCMC methods for fitting these multilevel models and also for tailoring MCMC algorithms for specific other models.
With regard applications I have worked on applying multilevel and other statistical models to problems as diverse as assessing welfare in chickens, modelling herd breakdowns with TB in cattle, investigating nesting behaviour of great tits and the impact of class sizes on primary school children. Much of this work is in collaboration with discipline experts and I firmly believe that statistics and in particular statistical modelling is the glue that binds together interdisciplinary research
My research has been funded by various sources - my major funder has been the ESRC who have repeatedly funded my work over a 13 year period however I have also had my work or collaborative work funded by BBSRC, EPSRC, NERC, Wellcome, DEFRA, John Oldacre Foundation, RSPCA, DairyCo, UFAW and FAO.
Research keywords
- Multilevel Modelling
- MCMC
- Bayesian Statistics
- Random Effect Modelling
- Applied Statistics
- Computational Statistics
Research findings
My current ESRC research grant follows on work from my node in the Digital Social Research programme, that developed the statistical software package STAT-JR and in particular it's eBook interface. More details are available at the multilevel modelling centre website: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmm/
Further information about Professor William Browne can be found here.
Structured keywords and research groupings
- Jean Golding
- Cabot Institute City Futures Research
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Projects
- 15 Finished
Borrowing Strength- a collaborative software development for Small Area Estimation
Browne, W. J., Tzanakis, N. & Charlton, C. M. J.
1/03/18 → 31/07/19
Project: Research
Research Output
Impact of Imperfect Test Sensitivity on Determining Risk Factors: the Case of Bovine Tuberculosis
Szmaragd, C., Green, LE., Medley, GF. & Browne, W. J., 2012, In : PLoS ONE. 7, 8, e43116.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal)
Factors associated with herd restriction and de-restriction with bovine tuberculosis in British cattle herds
Szmaragd, C., Green, LE., Medley, GF. & Browne, W. J., 1 Aug 2013, In : Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 111, 1-2, p. 31-41 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal)
The Use of Simple Reparameterizations to improve the efficiency of Markov chain Monte Carlo estimation for Multilevel Models with Applications to Discrete Time Survival Models
Browne, WJ., Steele, FA., Golalizadeh Lahi, M. & Green, M., Mar 2009, In : Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A. 172, 3, p. 579 - 598 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal)
Activities
9th Amsterdam International Multilevel Conference
William J Browne (Invited speaker)
28 Mar 2013
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
External examiner of a PhD
William J Browne (Examiner)
2011 → …
Activity: Examination types › External Examination and Supervision
Biometrical Journal (Journal)
William J Browne (Editorial board member)
1 Jun 2011 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
Supervised Work
A meta-theory analysis of teachers’ beliefs and practice with regard to low prior attaining students in mathematics: The representations of teacher voice.
Author: Helme, R., 5 Dec 2018Supervisor: Coles, A. (Supervisor) & Browne, W. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Science (MSc)
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A mixed methods approach to understanding the relationship between computing students’ approaches to learning and academic performance for different entry pathways
Author: Lim, K. Y., 24 Mar 2020Supervisor: Browne, W. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Education (EdD)
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Chinese Language Needs of South Asian Undergraduates: A Case Study in a Self-financing Vocational Institute in Hong Kong
Author: Li, K. L. E., 1 Oct 2019Supervisor: Browne, W. (Supervisor) & Tikly, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Education (EdD)
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