Heike Hofmann

NISS Position: 
Senior Fellow
Organization: 
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Professional Title: 
Professor of Statistics

Heike Hofmann is Professor of Statistics at University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Dr. Hofmann is an internationally recognized expert on data visualization. Her research on visual inference provides a framework to evaluate the statistical significance of a graphical finding, thereby establishing a p-value for a chart. Some of her most recent work is as part of the Center for Statistics and Applications for Forensic Evidence, where her focus is on techniques for matching striae on bullet lands. She has been a key contributor to the work that received the ASA SPAIG (Statistical Partnerships Among Academe, Industry, and Government) award in 2018. She is an elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association.