Pioneering Research on Uncertainty and Statistical Methods at ANU
Professor Michael Smithson is a distinguished academic at the Australian National University's Research School of Psychology and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. His research focuses on the psychology and sociology of ignorance, judgment and decision making under uncertainty, statistical methods for social sciences, and applications of fuzzy set theory. Smithson has authored six books on topics including ignorance, statistical methods, and fuzzy set theory, co-edited two books, and published over 140 refereed journal articles and book chapters. His work on confidence intervals, generalized linear models, and uncertainty analysis has significantly contributed to advancing statistical methodologies in social sciences. As a leading expert in his field, Smithson's research continues to shape our understanding of how people make decisions in uncertain conditions and how to better analyze complex social data. His interdisciplinary approach, combining psychology, sociology, and advanced statistical methods, has established him as an influential figure in the study of uncertainty and decision-making.