Dr. Jock Mackay

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Jock MacKay has over 30 years of experience consulting for manufacturing organizations, focusing primarily on the automotive sector with companies such as General Motors, Ford, Toyota, and others. Alongside his colleague Stefan Steiner, he has contributed significantly to the field of statistical methods, specifically in reducing variation in manufacturing processes through statistical engineering, a term they have coined. Their collaborative work has led to the development of methods that improve experimental design and observational methods in industrial and medical measurement systems. MacKay has co-authored the book 'Statistical Engineering' and received prestigious awards such as the Wilcoxin prize for an applied paper in Technometrics and the W.J. Youden Award for their work on gauge R&R studies. He continues to explore innovative statistical methodologies for maximizing information in reliability studies and measurement system assessments. His interests also include collaboration with ornithologists researching the environmental impacts on choices of nest locations of wood thrushes, thereby integrating statistical analysis with ecological studies.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Waterloo

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Strong background in Statistics
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.