Dr. William Navidi received his B.A. in mathematics from New College, M.A in mathematics from Michigan State University, and his Ph.D. in stats from the UC Berkeley. William is a professor of statistics and applied mathematics at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. He began his teaching career at the County College of Morris in Dover, New Jersey. Dr. Navidi has taught math and statistics at all levels, from developmental through the graduate level. He has written 2 engineering statistics textbooks for McGraw-Hill Education and has authored more than 50 research papers, both in statistical theory and in a wide variety of applications, including computer networks, molecular biology, chemical engineering, epidemiology, and geophysics.