J. Richard Trout
Address:
Statistics, Loree, Cook College
Rutgers, The State University
Office: 732-932-9486
Fax: 732-932-8323
E-mail: rtrout@rci.rutgers.edu
Academic degrees:
Ph.D. (1969) Applied and Mathematical Statistics, Rutgers University
M.S. (1967) Applied and Mathematical Statistics, Rutgers University
B.S. (1965) Mathematics, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania
Employment experience:
1990-present: Professor of Statistics and Director of Statistical
Consulting Services for New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station,
Rutgers University
1982-1990: Associate Professor of Statistics and Director of
Statistical Consulting Services for New Jersey Agricultural Experiment
Station, Rutgers University
1975-1982: Associate Professor of Statistics and Chairman of Statistics
and Computer Science, Cook College, and New Jersey Agricultural
Experiment Station, Rutgers University
1973-1975: Assistant Professor of Statistics and
Chairman of Statistics and Computer Science, Cook College and New Jersey
Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers University
1969-1973: Assistant Professor of Statistics, New Jersey Agricultural
Experiment Station and Statistics Center, Rutgers University
1968-1969: Instructor (half-time) of Statistics, New Jersey Agricultural
Experiment Station and Statistics Center, Rutgers University
1965-1968: Teaching and Research Assistant (Academic Year) of Statistics
Center, Rutgers University
Summer 1968: Statistical Consultant, Biochemistry Department, Johns Hopkins
University
Summer 1967: Statistical Consultant, CIBA Pharmaceutical Co., Summit, NJ
Summers 1963, 1964, 1965: Statistical Assistant, Allied Chemical Corp.,
Morristown, NJ
Professional Activities:
Membership in Professional Organizations:
American Statistical Association
Biometrics Society
American Society for Quality Control
Professional Responsibilities:
Reviewed manuscripts submitted for publication in
Technometrics, J. Human Ecology, Forest Science, Plant Disease Reporter,
J. Studies on Alcohol, J. Soil Science, J. Horticultural Science,
J. Quality Technology, J. Association of Official Analytical Chemists,
Crop Science, J. Food Science
Reviewed manuscripts of texts for Duxbury Press
Moderator for session of Rutgers All Day Conference,
American Society for Quality Control, 1971
Member of the Editorial Review Board, Journal of Quality Technology,
1970-1973
Book Review Editor, Journal of Quality Technology, 1973-1976
Member of the Northeast Agricultural Experiment Station Statisticians,
NEC-35
Coordinated a seminar jointly sponsored by the Northern New Jersey Chapter,
American Statistical Association, and Rutgers University, 1978.
Member of the Advisory Board, Northern New Jersey Chapter,
American Statistical Association, 1978
Program Chairman, Northern New Jersey Chapter, ASA, 1979-1980.
Moderator for a session of a Symposium on Robust Methods,
Northern New Jersey Chapter, ASA, 1980
Consulting Editor, The Journal of Cooperative Education, 1980-1987
Member of the Membership Committee, ASA, 1981-1982
Moderator for session of 35th Annual Quality Congress and Exposition,
ASQC, 1981
Member of the Council, ASA, 1982-1984
Chairman, Division Recognition Committee, Chemical and Process Industries
Division, ASQC, 1982-present
Arrangements Chairman and Moderator for Innaugural Ellis R. Ott
Conference, New Brunswick, NJ, 1983
Member, Technometrics Management Board, 1985-1988
Arrangements Chairman and Brochure Chairman for Second Ellis R. Ott
Conference, New Brunswick, NJ, 1985
Secretary, Chemical and Process Industries Division, ASQC, 1986-1987
Chairman, Election Committee, Northern New Jersey Chapter, ASA, 1987
Chairman-Elect, Chemical and Process Industries Division, ASQC, 1987-1988
Coordinator, 32nd Annual Fall Technical Conference, ASQC and ASA, 1988
Chairman, Chemical and Process Industries Division, ASQC, 1988-1989
Member, Committee to Determine Best Statistical Applications Paper,
ASA, 1993-1995
Invited Presentations:
``Uniform Confidence Bands and Inverse Estimation: Simple Linear Model,''
1969. Seminar, Statistics Department, Rutgers University
``Application of Uniform Confidence Bands to Linear and Nonlinear
Calibration Problems,'' 1969. American Society for Quality Control,
Rutgers All Day Conference.
``Workshop on Experimental Design,'' 1970. American Society for Quality
Control, Rutgers All Day Conference.
``Residual Analysis,'' 1971. American Society for Quality Control,
Rutgers All Day Conference.
``The Role of Statistics in Research,'' 1972. Seminar, Department of
Entomology, Rutgers University
``What Constitutes Good Experimental Design,'' 1973. Seminar,
Department of Plant Pathology, Rutgers University
``Evaluation of a Voluntary Angler Creel Census Procedure,'' 1974.
Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, Great Gorge, NJ
``The Role of Statistics in Research,'' 1974.
Department of Soils and Crops, Rutgers University
``An Introduction to Regression Analysis,'' 1975.
American Society for Quality Control, Lehigh Valley Section
``A Tutorial on Regression in Design, Analysis, and Interpretation of
Experiments,'' 1975. American Society for Quality Control,
All Day Technical Conference
``Statistical Considerations in Assessing Bird Damage to Corn,''
1976. Agronomy and Range Science Department, University of California,
Davis
``Statistics: Applications to the Food Industry,'' Short Course: 5 Sessions,
1977. Institute of Food Technologists, Inc., New York Section.
``Inverse Interval Estimation: The Calibration Problem,'' 1977.
American Society for Quality Control, 31st Annual Technical Conference,
Philadelphia, PA
``A Survey of Statistical Techniques,'' Short Course: 5 Days, 1978.
U.S. Army Environmental Hygiene Agency, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
``Evaluation and Comparison of Chlorine Monitoring Instruments,'' 1980.
American Society for Quality Control and American Statistical Association,
24th Annual Fall Technical Conference
``A Simple Approach for Evaluating Regression Models,'' 1980.
Department of Entomology, Rutgers University
``Analysis of Process Variation,'' 1982. American Society for Quality
Control, 9th Annual Symposium on Quality Control, Delaware Section
``Optimization of Variables,'' 2 Day Short Course, 1982.
American Chemical Society, Philadelphia Section
``Enzymatic UV Method for Measuring Lactose in Milk,'' 1983.
AOAC 97th Annual International Meeting, Washington, DC (with
D. Kleyn)
``Multiple Comparison Tests -- Use and Misuse,'' 1984.
Department of Plant Pathology, Rutgers University
``Field and Laboratory Sampling of Food and Agricultural Materials,'' 1986.
AOAC, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa
``Experimental Design Workshop,'' 1 Day Short Course, 1986.
30th Annual Fall Technical Conference, ASQC and ASA, Charlotte, NC
``Statistical Issues in Drug Development,'' 1987.
Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, Washington, DC
``Field Plot Design,'' 1988. Category 10 Pesticide Recertification Short
Course, Cook College Continuing Professional Education
``Statistical Issues in Drug Development,'' 1988.
Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, Washington, DC
``Quality Improvement Through Robust Design,'' 1988.
15th Annual Symposium on Quality, American Society for Quality Control,
Delaware Section, Newark, DE
``Statistical Issues in Drug Development,'' 1989.
Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, Washington, DC
``Quality Improvement Through Robust Design,'' 1989.
North Jersey Section, Spring Conference, American Society for Quality
Control, Bloomfield, NJ
``Quality Improvement Through Experimental Design - Pros and Cons of
Taguchi,'' 1989. Northern New Jersey Chapter, American Statistical
Association, New Brunswick, NJ
``Statistical Issues in Drug Development,'' 1990.
Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, Washington, DC
``Statistical Issues in Drug Development,'' 1991.
Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, Washington, DC
``Training Statisticians in Industry,'' 1992.
Quality and Productivity Research Conference IX, Corning, NY
``Statistical Issues in Drug Development,'' 1992.
Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, Washington, DC
``How Many Animals Are Enough,'' 1993.
Symposium on Contemporary Topics in Biomedical Research,
Johnson & Johnson, Inc.
``Special Experimental Designs,'' 1994.
Part of a course: Statistical Techniques for Sensory Analysis,
Consumer Research and Product Development, Institute of Food
Technologists, Atlanta, GA
``Effective Teaching,'' 1994. Teaching Excellence Center,
Rutgers University
``Statistical Issues When Designing Experiments for Field Trials in
Cranberry Research,'' 1995.
North American Cranberry Research and Extension Workers Conference,
Cherry Hill, NJ
``Special Experimental Designs,'' 1997.
Part of a course: Statistical Techniques for Sensory Analsyis,
Consumer Research and Product Development, Institute of Food
Technologies, Orlando, FL
List of Publications
Books:
Trout, J.R., Two chapters in Estuarine Evaluation Study, Vol. 1.
Michaels, Ira, Trout, J.R. and Barash, Paul G.
``Nitrous oxide as an adjuvant to narcotic anesthesia,'' Ch. 44 in
Opioids in Anesthesia, F.G. Estafanous, Ed.
Trout, J.R., Snee, Ron and Hare, Lynn.
``Experiments in industry design, analysis, and interpretation of
results,'' American Society for Quality Control, 1985.
Journal Articles (refereed):
1. VanderNoot, G.W. and Trout, J.R. (1971).
``Prediction of digestive components of forages by equines,''
J. Animal Sci. 33, 38-41.
2. Trout, J.R. and Chow, B. (1972).
``Tables of the percentage points of the trivariate t-distribution
with an application to uniform confidence bands,'' Technometrics
14, 855-880.
3. Daines, R.H., Smith, D.W., Feliciano, A. and Trout, J.R. (1972).
``Air levels of lead inside and outside of homes,'' Environmental
Health<\I> 41, 26-28.
4. Duel, R.W. and Trout, J.R. (1972).
``Quantitative removal of major nutrients by three pasture grasses,''
Agronomy J. 64, 739-743.
5. Goodman, H.M., VanderNoot, G.W., Squibb, R.L. and Trout, J.R. (1973).
``Determination of energy source utilized by the light horse,''
J. Animal Sci. 37, 56-62.
6. Cousins, R.J., Barber, A.K. and Trout, J.R. (1973).
``Cadmium toxicity in growing swine,'' J. Nutrition 103,
964-972.
7. Trout, J.R. and Chow, B. (1973).
``Uniform confidence bands for a quadratic model,'' Technometrics
5, 611-624.
8. Gilbreth, R. and Trout, J.r. (1973).
``Effect of early post natal dietary protein restriction and repletion
on protein growth and composition,'' J. Nutrition 103,
1637-1647.
9. Gupta, A.P., Das, Y.T., Trout, J.R., Gusciora, W.R., Adam, D.S. and
Bordash, G.W. (1973).
``Effectiveness of spray-dust-bait combinations and the importance of
sanitation in the control of German cockroaches in the inner-city area,''
Pest Control 41, 20-26, 58-62.
10. Grannett, P., Trout, J.R., Messersmith, D.H. and Stockdale, T.M. (1974).
``Sampling corn for bird damage,'' J. Wildlife Management 38,
903-909.
11. Biddle, G.N., Evans, J.L. and Trout, J.R. (1975).
``Labile protein reserves in the ruminant. Metabolic changes in growing
cattle employing a nitrogen depletion-repletion treatment,'' J.
Nutrition 105, 1578-1583.
12. Biddle, G.N., Evans, J.L. and Trout, J.R. (1975).
``Labile protein reserves and plasma nitrogen fractions in growing cattle,''
J. Nutrition 105, 1584-1591.
13. Schultze, T.L., Hansens, E.J. and Trout, J.R. (1975).
``Some environmental factors affecting the daily and seasonal movements of
the salt marsh greenhead, Tabanus Nigrovittatus,'' Environmental
Entomology 4, 965-971.
14. Dorfman, D., Littau, L.W., Piecara, M. and Trout, J.R. (1975).
``Hydrocarbon content in New Jersey sands 1973,'' Bull. New Jersey
Acad. Sci. 20, 14-17.
15. Swallow, W.H. and Trout, J.R. (1976).
``On the plot of residuals versus observed Y's in regression,''
J. Quality Technology 8, 34-36.
16. Evans, J.L., Fish, R.E., Lelkes, Z.B. and Trout, J.R. (1976).
``Hydrozproline in serum as a homestatic index for calcium in cattle,''
J. Dairy Science 59, 1838-1841.
17. Applegate, J.E. and Trout, J.R. (1976).
``Weather and the harvest of cottontails in New Jersey,''
J. Wildlife Management 40, 658-662.
18. Kaplan, M.E., Trout, J.R. and Leveille, G.A. (1976).
``Adipocyte size distribution in ob/ob mice during preobese and
obese phases of development,'' Proc. Society for Experimental
Biology and Medicine 153, 476-482.
19. Blumenthal, M.M., Trout, J.R. and Chang, S.S. (1976).
``Correlation of gas chromatographic profiles and organoleptic scores of
different fats and oils after simulated deep fat frying,''
J. American Oil Chemists Soc. 53, 496-501.
20. Dorfman, D., Marder, M. and Trout, J.R. (1977).
``Sodium and potassium values in the pumpkinseed, Lepomis Giffosus
(Linnaeus),'' Bull. New Jersey Acad. Sci. 22, 1-3.
21. Wolgast, L. and Trout, J.R. (1979).
``Late Spring frost effects on Bear Oak acorns,'' J. Wildlife
Management 43, 239-240.
22. Trout, J.R. and Swallow, W.H. (1979).
``Comparison of uniform and Scheffe inverse interval estimation
procedures,'' Technometrics 21, 567-574.
23. Burger, Joanne and Trout, J.R. (1979).
``Additional data on body size as a difference related to niche,''
J. Cooper Ornithological Soc. 81, 305-307.
24. Riemer, Donald and Trout, J.R. (1980).
``Effects of low concentrations of Terbutryn on and
Cabomba,'' J. Aquatic Plant Management 18, 6-9.
25. Kaplan, Murray L., Trout, J.R. and Smith, Peggy (1980).
``Adipocyte size distribution in fa/fa rats during development,''
Metabolism 29, 333-339.
26. Buckholz, L.L., Daun, H., Stier, E. and Trout, J.R. (1980).
``Influence of roasting time on sensory attributes of fresh roasted
peanuts,'' J. Food Science 45, 547-554.
27. Markus, D.K., Steckel, J.E. and Trout, J.R. (1981).
``Micronutrient testing in artificial mix substrates,''
Acta Horticulturae 126, 219-235.
28. Taskar, P.K., Das, Y.T., Trout, J.R., Chattopadhgay, S.K. and
Brown, H.H. (1982). ``Measurement of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
(2,4-D) after occupational exposure,'' Bull. Environmen. Contam.
Toxicol. 29, 586-591.
29. Swallow, William H. and Trout, J.R. (1983).
``Determination of limits for a linear regression or calibration curve,''
J. Quality Technology 15, 118-125.
30. Ng, Yuen-Shaung, Trout, J.R. and Ahmad, Sami (1983).
``Spatial distribution of the larval population of the japanese beetle
(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in turfgrass,'' J. Economic Entomology
76, 26-30.
31. Ng, Yuen-Shaung, Trout, J.R. and Ahmad, Sami (1983).
``Sequential sampling plans for larval populations of the japanese beetle
(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in turfgrass,'' J. Economic Entomology
76, 251-253.
32. Burger, Joanna, Trout, Richard, Wander, Wade and Ritter, Glen (1983).
``Jamaica Bay studies: IV. Abiotic factors affecting abundance of Brant and
Canada gese on an east west estuary,'' Wilson Bull. 95,
384-403.
33. Wohlt, J.E., Foy, W.L., Kniffen, D.M. and Trout, J.R. (1984).
``Milk yield by Dorset ewes as affected by sibling status, sex and age of
lamb, and measurement,'' J. Dairy Science 67, 802-807.
34. Roan, C.C., Trout, J.R. et al. (1984).
``Spontaneous abortions, stillbirths and birth defects in families of
agricultural pilots,'' Archives of Environmental Health
39, 56-60.
35. Kleyn, Dick H. and Trout, J.R. (1984).
``Enzymatic-ultraviolet method for measuring lactose in milk:
Collaborative study,'' J. Assoc. Off. Anal. Chem. 67,
637-640.
36. Marini, R.P. and Trout, J.R. (1984).
``Sampling procedures for minimizing variation in peach fruit quality,''
J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 109, 361-364.
37. Trout, J.R. and Marini, R.P. (1984).
``Estimating sample size to achieve efficient experiment designs,''
Hort. Science 19, 355-358.
38. Kantor, Mark A., Trout, J.R. and LaChance, Paul A. (1984).
``Food dyes produce minimal effects on locomotor activity and
vitamin B-6 levels in postweaning rats,'' J. Nutrition 114,
1402-1412.
39. Wohlt, J.E., Evans, J.L. and Trout, J.R. (1984).
``Blood constituents in lactating Holstein cows influenced by hematocrit,
sampling site, diet, protein and calcium,'' J. Dairy Science
67, 2236-2246.
40. Burger, Joanna, Trout, J.R., Wander, Wade and Ritter, Glen (1984).
``Jamaica Bay studies: VII. Factors affecting the distribution and
abundance of ducks in a New York estuary,'' Estuarine Coastal and
Shelf Science 19, 673-689.
41. Trout, J. Richard (1985).
``A statistical examination of the AOAC use dilution method for
disinfectants,'' J. AOAC 68, 763-765.
42. Kantor, Mark A., Trout, J.R. and Lachance, Paul (1985).
``Locomotor activity of rats housed in novel activity cages: Effects
of vitamin B-6 and temperature,'' Nutrition Reseach
5, 381-393.
43. Walter, George R. and Trout, J.R. (1988).
``Regression analysis of use-dilution disinfectant test data as an
alternative to current registration practices,'' J. AOAC
70, 413-416.
44. Wohlt, J.E., James, L.G. and Trout, J.R. (1988).
``Influence and necessity of defining temperature, relative humidity
and barometric pressure when conducting feed intake studies,''
Nutrition Reports International 37, 357-362.
45. Lee, N.S., Wagner, G.C., Trout, J.R. and Fisher, Hans (1988).
``Fenfluramine-induced behavior changes in rats prefed Serotonin-altering
amounts of Trypotophan and Pyridoxine,'' Pharmacology Biochemistry and
Behavior 29, 565-571.
46. Friedman-Kien, A.E., Eron, L.J., Conant, Marcus, Growdon, William,
Badiak, Helen, Bradstreet, P.W., Fedorczyk, David, Trout, J.R. and Plasse,
T.F. (1988).
``Natural Interferon Alfa for treatment of Condylomata Acuminata,''
JAMA 259, 533-538; Suppl. Dermatologie du JAMA
165, 15-16 [Reduced version].
47. Hayakawa, Kan-ichi, Massaguer, DePilar and Trout, J.R. (1988).
``Statistical variability of thermal process letholity in conduction
heating food-computerized simulation,'' J. Food Science
53, 1887-1893.
48. Kleyn, Dick H., Trout, J.R. and Weber, Maruice (1988).
``Determination of fat in raw milk: Comparison of Mojonnier
(Ether extraction) and Gerber method,'' J. AOAC 71, 851-853.
49. Adams, L.M., Trout, J.R. and Karmali, R.A. (1990).
``Effect of n-3 fatty acids on spontaneous and experimental matastasis of
rat mammary tumour 13763,'' Br. J. Cancer 61, 290-291.
50. Lebwohl, Mark, Trout, J.R., et al. (1992).
``Recombinant Alpha-2 Interferon gel treatment of recurrent Herpes
Genitalis,'' Antiviral Research 17, 235-243.
51. Taragin, M.I., Willett, L.R., Wilczek, A.P., Trout, J.R. and
Carson, J.L. (1992).
``The influence of standard of care and severity of injury on the
resolution of medical malpractice claims,'' Ann. Intern. Med.
117, 780-784.
52. Taragin, M.I., Carson, J.L., Wilczek, A.P., Karns, M.E.
and Trout, J.R. (1992).
``Physician demographics and the risk of medical malpractice,''
Amer. J. Med. 93, 537-542.
53. Taragin, M.I., Wildman, Danie and Trout, J.R. (1994).
``Assessing disease prevalence from inaccurate test results:
Teaching an old dog new tricks,'' Med. Decis. Making
14, 369-373.
54. Taragin, M.I., Sonnenberg, Frank A., Karns, E.K., Trout, J.R.,
Shapiro, Sharona and Carson, Jeffery (1994).
``Does physician performance explain interspeciality differences in
malpractice claim rates?,'' Medical Care 32, 661-667.
55. Taragin, M.I., Martin, Katherine, Shapiro, Sharona, Trout, J.R.
and Carson, Jeffery (1995).
``Physician malpractice: Does the past predict the future?,''
J. Gen. Intern. Med. 10, 550-556.
56. Carson, Jeffrey, Duff, Amy, Poses, Roy, Berlin, Jesse, Trout,
J.R. and Noveck, Helaine (1996).
``Effect of anaemia and cardiovascular disease on surgical mortality and
morbidity,'' The Lancet 348, 1055-1060.
57. Sturgill, Marc, Grasing, Kennith, Rosen, Raymond, Thomas, T.J.,
Kulkarni, Gayathri, Trout, J.R., Maines, Margaret and Seibold, James
(1997).
``Yohimbine elimination in normal volunteers is characterized by
both one- and two-compartment behavior,'' J. Cardiovascular
Pharmacology 29 (5).
58. Mettitt, R.H., Gianfagna, T., Perkins III, R.T. and Trout, J.R.
(1997).
``Growth and development of Aquilegia in relation to temperature,
photoperiod, and dry seed vernalization,''
Scientia Horticulturae 69, 99-106.
59. Loeb, Walter F., Das, Saroj R. and Trout, J.R. (1997).
``The effect of Erythritol on the stability of \gamma-glutamyl
Transpeptidase and N-acetyl Glucosaminidase in human urine,''
Toxicologic Pathology 25, 264-267.
Journal articles (non-refereed):
1. Daines, R.H., Caggiano, A.F. and Trout, J.R. (1973).
``Control of Brown and Rhizupus rot of peaches during the growing
and marketing periods,'' Horticultural News 54, 3-27.
2. Stewart, R.W. and Trout, J.R. (1973).
``A voluntary angler creel census procedure,''
N.J. Dept. of Environmental Protection - Divison of Fish, Game
and Shellfisheries, Miscellaneous Report No. 38.
3. Miller, L., Snyder,P. and Trout, J.R. (1975).
``Improvement in accuracy of automatic colony counter through use of
calibration factors,'' Abstracts of the Annual Meetings, American
Society for Microbiology.
4. Daines, R.H. and Trout, J.R. (1977).
``Incidence of Rusty Spot of peach as influenced by proximity to
apple trees,'' Plant Disease Reporter 61, 835-836.
5. Engle, R.E., Radko, A.M. and Trout, J.R. (1980).
``Influence of mowing procedure on roll speed of putting greens,''
USGA Green Section Record January/February, 7-9.
6. Radko, A.M., Engle, R.E. and Trout, J.R. (1981).
``A study of putting green variability,''
USGA Green Section Record January/February, 9-13.
7. Applegate, James E. and Trout, J. R. (1985).
``Factors related to revenue yield in state tax cutoffs,''
Trans. N. Amer. Wildl. and Natur. Resourc. Conf.
49, 199-204.
8. Axelrod, Helena, Liao, Mei-Jun, Yip, Yum-Keung, Fedorczyk, David,
Trout, J.R. and Testa, Douglas (1988).
``Assessment of anti-Interferon antibodies in patients receiving
Immunoaffinity Purified Human Interferon Alpha (Alferon),''
Proceedings Post ISIR Sumiferon Symposium, Kyota, Japan.
Book reviews:
1. Anderson, Virgil L. and McLean, Robert A., Design of Experiments:
A Realistic Approach.'' Review appeared in J. Quality Technology
8 (1976), 181.
2. Hindelmann, Klaus and Kempthorne, Oscar, Design and Analysis
of Experiments, Vol. I. Review appeared in
JASA (1995).
