Charles Stone's current research involves the use of polynomial splines in statistical modeling. In particular, his students and he have developed theory, methodology and software for density estimation, spectral density estimation, survival analysis, and pattern recognition. Previously, he was involved in related research that led to the development and distribution of CART Software for classification and regression trees. He is an author of Classification and Regression Trees, Brownian Motion and Classic Potential Theory, Introduction to Probability Theory, Introduction to Statistical Theory, and Introduction to Stochastic Processes. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Last Modified: Sep 14, 1995