Applied Statistics - Roland Fryer 

 This week, the Applied Statistics Workshop will present a talk by Roland Fryer, a Junior Fellow of Harvard Society of Fellows, resident in the Economics Department.  Dr. Fryer received his Ph.D. in economics from The Pennsylvania State University in 2002, and was an NSF post-doctoral fellow before coming to Harvard.  His work has appeared in several journals, including the  Quarterly Journal of Economics  and the  Review of Economics and Statistics .  Dr. Fryer will present a talk entitled "Measuring the Compactness of Political Districting Plans".  The presentation will be at noon on Wednesday, March 8 in Room N354, CGIS North, 1737 Cambridge St. Lunch will be provided.