STAT-2301(3) Survey Sampling I

Degrees Held:

M.Sc.,  Mathematical Statistics,  University of Alberta.
Thesis:  Autocorrelated Differences in Paired Samples

B.Sc.,  Mathematics,  University of Winnipeg
                   

Sessional Lecturer, Department of Statistics & Applied Probability,  University of Alberta

Sessional Lecturer, Department of Statistics, University of Manitoba

Principal Consultant, Statistical Advisory Service, Department of Statistics, University of Manitoba

Instructor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Winnipeg

Instructor and Chair, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Winnipeg

Research Officer, Research & Strategic Planning Branch, Alberta Hospitals & Medical Care, Edmonton, AB

Biometrician, Grain Research Laboratory, Canadian Grain Commission, Winnipeg, MB

Principal Consultant, Statistical Advisory Service, Department of Statistics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB

Contributions to Books: (Peer Reviewed)

C. Meiklejohn, E. Brinch Petersen & J. Babb 2009. From single graves to cemeteries: An initial look at chronology in Mesolithic burial practice. in S. McCartan, R. Schulting, G. Warren & P. Woodman, eds., MESOLITHIC HORIZONS: PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE MESOLITHIC IN EUROPE, BELFAST 2005. Oxford: Oxbow Books, 639-649. 

C. Meiklejohn & J. Babb 2009. Issues in Burial Chronology in the Mesolithic of Northwestern Europe, in P. Crombé, M. Van Strydonck, J. Sergant, M. Boudin & M. Bats, eds., CHRONOLOGY AND EVOLUTION WITHIN THE MESOLITHIC OF NORTH-WEST EUROPE, Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Press [in press].

Journal Articles:

Babb, J. 2008.  Sliding Down Inclines with Fixed Descent Time: a Converse to Galileo’s Law of Chords. CRUX Mathematicorum, Vol.34, No.8, pp.481-482 (Peer-reviewed)

Babb, J.C. and Currie, J.  2008. The Brachistochrone and Related Curves: Implications for Teaching the History of Calculus.  The Montana Mathematics Enthusiast, Vol. 5, Nos. 2&3, pp.169-184 (Peer-reviewed)

Polyzoi, E. Elfenbaum, M. & Babb, J.C. 2006.  The Challenge of Childhood Illness: The Working Parents’ Dilemma.  Canadian Children: Journal of the Canadian Association for Young Children, Vol. 31, Issue 2, pp.13-20 (Peer-reviewed)

Polyzoi, E. and Babb, J.C. 2004.   The Challenge of Caring of Mildly Ill Children: A National Childcare Study. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19:431-448. (Peer-reviewed)

Babb, J.C.  2005.  Mathematical Concepts and Proofs from Nicole Oresme: Using the History of Calculus to Teach Mathematics.  Science & Education, 14: 443-456 (Peer-reviewed)

Polyzoi, E., Babb, J.V., Babb, J.C. 2003.  The Care of Mildly Ill Children: Perspectives of Canadian Parents and Childcare Directors.  Journal of Early Childhood Research 1: 213-225 (Peer-reviewed)

MacGregor, A.W., Bazin, S.L., Macri, L.J. and Babb, J.C. 1999.  Modeling the Contribution of Alpha-Amylase, Beta-Amylase and Limit Dextrinase to Starch Degradation During Mashing.  Journal of Cereal Science 29, 161-169 (Peer-reviewed)

Garnett, E.R., Khandekar, M.L. and Babb, J.C. 1998.  On the Utility of ENSO and PNA Indices for Long-Lead Forecasting of Summer Weather over the Crop-Growing Region of the Canadian Prairies.  Theoretical and Applied Climatology 60, 37-45 (Peer-reviewed)

Clear, R.M., Patrick, S.K., Nowicki, T., Gaba, D., Edney M. and Babb, J.C. 1997.  The effect of hull removal and pearling on Fusarium species and tricothecenes in hulless barley.  Can. J. Plant Sci. 77: 161-166 (Peer-reviewed)

Gawalko, E.J., Nowicki, T.N., Babb, J. and Tkachuk, R. 1997.  Comparison of closed-vessel and focused open-vessel microwave dissolution for determination of cadmium, copper, lead, and selenium in wheat, wheat products, corn bran, and rice flour by transverse-heated graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy.  J. AOAC Int. 80: 379-387 (Peer-reviewed)

Preston, K.R., Kilborn, R.H., Morgan, B.C. and Babb, J.C. 1991.  Effects of frost and immaturity on the quality of a Canadian hard red spring wheat.  Cereal Chemistry 68: 133-138 (Peer-reviewed)

McGregor, J.R. and Babb, J.C. 1989.  Serially correlated differences in the paired comparison of time series.  Biometrika 76: 735-739 (Peer-reviewed)

Kruger, J.E., Babb, J.C., Morris, L.J. and Tipples, K.H. 1989.  Ability of the Canadian grading system to segregate Canadian wheat by alpha-amylase levels.  Can. J. Plant Sci. 69: 39-48 (Peer-reviewed)

Books:  (Not Peer Reviewed)

Technical Reports:

Babb, J.C. 2007.  Assessment of Sample Size for Random Audits to Detect Nonconformance by Farms

Participating in the Canadian On-Farm Food Safety (COFFS) Program. Submitted March 30, 2007 to the Canadian On-Farm Food Safety (COFFS) Working Group

Babb, J.C. 2005.  The Consequences of Sample Size and Sampling Protocol on the Ability to Assess On-Farm Quality of CWRS Wheat at Time of Harvest.  Submitted May 9, 2005 to the Canadian Wheat Board

Babb, J.C. 2004.  The Consequences of Sample Size and Sampling Protocol on the Ability to Detect Differences in Specified Mycotoxins and Microflora in Wheat and Malathion in Canola between HACCP and Non-HACCP Practice Farms (A statistical investigation in support of the Canada Grains Council Food Safety and Quality Assurance Pilot Program) Submitted May 4, 2004 to the Canada Grains Council

Babb, J.C., Khandekar, M.L., and Garnett, E.R. 1998.  An Analysis of PNA Indices for Forecasting Summer Weather over the Canadian Prairies with Implications for Wheat Yield and Protein.  Proceedings of the Long-Range Weather and Crop Forecasting Workshop III, 31-36 (held in Dorval, Quebec, October 1997).

Babb, J.C., Khandekar, M.L., and Garnett, E.R. 1995.  Climatic teleconnections and early prediction of Canadian red spring wheat yields.  Proceedings of the Long-Range Weather and Crop Forecasting Work Group Meeting II, 41-44 (held in Winnipeg, Manitoba March, 1995).