Estela Bee Dagum, Argentinian, Italian and American Professor, Canadian statistician, researcher. Achievements include development of XII-ARIMA seasonal adjustment method. Recipient Julius Shiskin award, Washington Statistical Society, 1980.
Background
Ethnicity:
Father was Scottish and English while mother was French and Italian heritage.
Dagum, Estela Bee was born in Cordoba, Argentina. Arrived in Canada, 1972. Daughter of Hector Ernest and Ida (Reolon) Bee.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy summa cum laude, National University Cordoba, 1960. Doctor (honorary), University Naples, Parthenope, 2005.
Career
Assistant professor National University Cordoba, 1963-1965, associate professor, 1966. Senior researcher Mathematica, Princeton, New Jersey, 1967-1968. Professor National University Mexico, Mexico City, 1968-1970, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1971-1972.
Head Statistics Canada, Ottawa, 1972-1976, chief, 1977-1980, director research, 1981-1993. Visiting professor University Bologna, Italy, 1994-1998, professor Italy, since 1999. Senior advisor United States Bureau Census, Bureau Labor, 1977, United States Presidential Commission Labor Statistics, Washington, 1978—1979, Australian Bureau Statistics, Canberra, 1985, Canberra, 98, Central Statistics Office, London, 1994—1996, Central Bureau Statistics, Jerusalem, 1996, Statistics New Zealand, 1998.
Member United States National Academy of Sciences Commission Energy Modelling, 1990—1992. Adjunct professor faculty engineering University Western Ontario, 1985—1993.
Achievements
Works
Other Work
Contributor articles to professional journals.
Membership
Fellow: International Institute Forecasters (board directors 1985-1990, president 1988-1990, vice president 1997—2001, president since 2002, Crystal Globe award 1996), American Statistical Association (member committee energy 1987-1990). Member: Inter-American Statistical Institute, Statistical Society of Canada (program chair 1989), International Association Research Income and Wealth.
Connections
Married Camilo Dagum. Children: Alexander, Paul, Leonardo.