Statistics: Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Tests

David Goldsman serves as the Coca-Cola Foundation Professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech, where he has established himself as a leading expert in computer simulation and applied statistics since 1984. After completing degrees from Syracuse University (BS/BA in Math/Physics, MS in Math and Computer Science) and Cornell University (MS and PhD in Operations Research), he has made seminal contributions to simulation methodology and applications. His research focuses on computer simulation with emphasis on statistical output analysis, applied probability, ranking and selection, and applications in health systems and airline safety. His excellence has been recognized through numerous awards including the 2023 INFORMS Simulation Society Lifetime Professional Achievement Award, the 2020 INFORMS Fellow Award, and multiple teaching honors including the Alpha Pi Mu Teacher of the Year Award. Beyond his research contributions, which include over 80 journal articles garnering more than 8,800 citations, he has supervised 34 PhD students and served in key leadership roles including Director of Master's Programs at Georgia Tech's ISyE school. His impact extends beyond academia through consulting work in healthcare, airlines, automotive, and banking industries, while maintaining active involvement in professional societies and editorial boards of leading journals in the field.