== Editorial work ==
== Editorial work ==
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Michael Paul Cohen |
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| Born | July 1947 (age 78) |
| Alma mater | University of California, San Diego (B.A. with honors) University of California, Los Angeles (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Survey methodology, Consumer Price Index research, mathematical statistics, education statistics, transportation statistics, formal epistemology |
| Awards | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fellow of the American Educational Research Association Elected member of Sigma Xi |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Statistics, Survey methodology |
| Institutions | Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics |
| Thesis | Fisher Information and Estimators of Location-Scale Parameters |
| Doctoral advisor | Charles Joel Stone |
Michael Paul Cohen (born July 1947) [1][2] is an American mathematical statistician known for his contributions to survey methodology, education statistics, and the design of large-scale federal surveys. He has held research and leadership positions at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the National Center for Education Statistics, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Statistical Consulting LLC, and the American Institutes for Research[3]. His research has addressed topics including the Consumer Price Index, multilevel survey design, Bayesian methods for unequal probability sampling, and applications of statistical methodology in education and transportation. Cohen is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Educational Research Association, the American Statistical Association, the Royal Statistical Society, and the Washington Academy of Sciences, and an elected member of the International Statistical Institute and Sigma Xi.
Cohen earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics with honors from the University of California, San Diego [1] [2]. He went on to complete his Ph.D. in mathematics with specialty in mathematical statistics at the University of California, Los Angeles, where his doctoral advisor was Charles Joel Stone. His dissertation was titled Fisher Information and Estimators of Location-Scale Parameters.[4]
After completing his doctorate, Cohen joined the Bureau of Labor Statistics (1979–1987), where he contributed to survey methodology and research on the Consumer Price Index and the Consumer Expenditure Survey. With John P. Sommers, he developed methods for estimating cost weights in the CPI that were implemented in the 1987 revision.[5]
At the National Center for Education Statistics, Cohen did foundational work on the newly established Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and later joined the Statistical Methodology Group, ensuring the soundness of NCES publications and data products.
At the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), he was lead mathematical statistician for the U.S. Commodity Flow Survey (2000–2002) and later served as Assistant Director for Survey Programs (2002–2006) overseeing BTS statistical surveys.[6]
From 2006 to 2011, Cohen was an independent consultant. Since 2011, he has been a Principal Statistician at the American Institutes for Research, initially working on Project Talent and later serving as an internal consultant on statistical surveys, including the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). [1][2].
Cohen’s research has focused on survey methodology, statistical estimation, and applications in federal statistics. At the Bureau of Labor Statistics, he developed methods for estimating cost weights in the Consumer Price Index. His work also addressed variance estimation and the use of auxiliary information in survey design.
At the National Center for Education Statistics, he contributed to the design and analysis of large-scale education surveys, including methodological studies on sampling, imputation, and measurement error. At the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, he applied statistical methods to transportation data, emphasizing the integration of survey and administrative sources.
Through the American Institutes for Research, Cohen’s later work emphasized program evaluation, education statistics, and methodological innovation. He has also published on model-based estimation, survey nonresponse, and the role of statistical agencies in policy analysis.
Cohen is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science,[7] the American Educational Research Association,[8] the American Statistical Association,[9] the Royal Statistical Society, and the Washington Academy of Sciences.[10]
He is also an elected member of the International Statistical Institute[11] and of Sigma Xi.
In addition, Cohen was honored with the American Statistical Association Outstanding Service Award in 2010[12] and the Washington Statistical Society President’s Award in 1999.[13]
Cohen served as an associate editor of the Journal of the American Statistical Association from 2004 to 2006.[14][15][16].
He has been an associate editor of the Journal of Official Statistics since 2003,[17] and a consulting editor of the Journal of Experimental Education since 2010.[18]
Cohen was president of the Washington Academy of Sciences from 2003 to 2004.[10] and of the Washington Statistical Society from 2007 to 2008.[19]
He served as a member of the Congress of the Mathematical Association of America from 2018 to 2021.[1][2] He also serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Academies of Science.[20]
In addition to his leadership roles, Cohen authored the article “Influential Statisticians of Yesteryear Active in the Washington Statistical Society,” which documented how many nationally and internationally recognized statisticians began their professional involvement through the Washington (D.C.) Statistical Society.[21]
Selected publications
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- With Lynn Kuo, Cohen investigated the decision‑theoretic properties of the empirical distribution function.[22][23]
- He studied how to design statistical surveys when the data are to be analyzed by multilevel models.[24][25]
- With coauthors, he researched the behavior of rural high school graduates after graduation, in one of the earliest applications of logistic multilevel models.[26]
- With Douglas Wright, he investigated possible bias in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) caused by non‑participation of schools.[27]
- He developed the Bayesian bootstrap for unequal probability sampling.[28]
- He explored statistical hypothesis testing when the null hypothesis is an interval.[29][30]
- In philosophy of science, he conducted research in formal epistemology.[31][32]
- ^ a b c d Who’s Who in America, 70th edition, A. N. Marquis Company
- ^ a b c d Who’s Who in the World, 33rd Edition, A. N. Marquis Company
- ^ “Michael P. Cohen – AIR Expert”. American Institutes for Research. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
- ^ Mathematics Genealogy Project. Michael Paul Cohen.
- ^ Cohen, Michael P., and John P. Sommers. “Evaluation of methods of composite estimation of cost weights for the CPI.” In Proceedings of the Section on Business and Economics Statistics, American Statistical Association, 1984.
- ^ IMS Bulletin, April 2006, https://imstat.org/wp-content/uploads/Bulletin35_3.pdf
- ^ “AAAS Fellows”. American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
- ^ “AERA Fellows List” (PDF). American Educational Research Association. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
- ^ “ASA Fellows”. American Statistical Association. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
- ^ a b Madsen, Lynnette D. (2023). “Presidents of the Washington Academy of Sciences: A Historical Perspective for the Quasquicentennial”. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 109 (1): 1–20.
- ^ “ISI Elected Members”. International Statistical Institute. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
- ^ “Washington Statistical Society 2019 Booklet” (PDF). Washington Statistical Society. p. 69. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
- ^ “Washington Statistical Society 2019 Booklet” (PDF). Washington Statistical Society. p. 71. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
- ^ “Masthead”. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 99 (466). American Statistical Association: iii. 2004.
- ^ “Masthead”. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 100 (471). American Statistical Association: iii. 2005.
- ^ “Masthead”. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 101 (476). American Statistical Association: iii. 2006.
- ^ “Journal of Official Statistics – Editorial Board”. Sciendo. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
- ^ “Journal of Experimental Education – Editorial Board”. Taylor & Francis. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
- ^ “Washington Statistical Society 2019 Booklet” (PDF). Washington Statistical Society. p. 13. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
- ^ “National Association of Academies of Science – Board of Directors”. NAAS. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
- ^ Cohen, Michael Paul (Fall 2014). “Influential Statisticians of Yesteryear Active in the Washington Statistical Society” (PDF). Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 100 (3).
- ^ Cohen, Michael P., and Lynn Kuo. “The admissibility of the empirical distribution function.” The Annals of Statistics 13, no. 1 (1985): 262–271.
- ^ Cohen, M. P., and L. Kuo. “Minimax sampling strategies for estimating a finite population distribution function.” Statistics & Risk Modeling 3, no. 3–4 (1985): 205–224.
- ^ Cohen, Michael P. “Determining sample sizes for surveys with data analyzed by hierarchical linear models.” Journal of Official Statistics 14, no. 3 (1998): 267–276.
- ^ Cohen, Michael P. “Sample size considerations for multilevel surveys.” International Statistical Review 73, no. 3 (2005): 279–287.
- ^ Huang, Gary G., Stanley Weng, Fan Zhang, and Michael P. Cohen. “Outmigration among rural high school graduates: The effect of academic and vocational programs.” Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 19, no. 4 (1997): 360–372.
- ^ Wright, Douglas, and Michael P. Cohen. “National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP): Nonresponse Study.” (1993). ERIC ED363666
- ^ Cohen, Michael P. “The Bayesian bootstrap and multiple imputation for unequal probability sample designs.” In Proceedings of the Survey Research Methods Section, American Statistical Association, 635–638. 1997.
- ^ Cohen, Michael P. “Why not an interval null hypothesis.” Journal of Data Science 17, no. 2 (2021): 383–390.
- ^ Cohen, Michael P. “Interval null hypotheses when different intervals are considered.” Far East Journal of Theoretical Statistics 68, no. 2 (2024): 263–269.
- ^ Cohen, Michael P. “On Schupbach and Sprenger’s measures of explanatory power.” Philosophy of Science 82, no. 1 (2015): 97–109.
- ^ Cohen, Michael P. “On three measures of explanatory power with axiomatic representations.” The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 67, no. 4 (2016): 1077–1089.
