Applied Statistics - Felix Elwert 

 This week, the Applied Statistics Workshop will present a talk by Felix Elwert, a Ph.D. candidate in the Harvard Department of Sociology. Felix received a B.A. from the Free University of Berlin and an M.A. in sociology from the New School for Social Research before joining the doctoral program at Harvard.  His article on widowhood and race, joint work with Nicholas Christakis, is forthcoming in the   American Sociological Review .  He is also a fellow blogger on the Social Science Statistics blog.  On Wednesday, he will present a talk entitled "Trial Marriage Reconsidered: The effect of cohabitation on divorce". The presentation will be at noon on Wednesday, March 15 in Room N354, CGIS North, 1737 Cambridge St. Lunch will be provided.