Peter Dalgaard

Peter Dalgaard is a Professor at the Center for Statistics, affiliated with the Department of Finance at Copenhagen Business School (CBS). He holds editorial roles, including co-editor of the Scandinavian Journal of Statistics (2015–2018) and membership in the editorial board of the R Journal. His research focuses on statistical computing, biostatistics, medical data analysis, and R programming. Notable contributions include developing the R package 'pwr' for power analysis and co-authoring textbooks on statistical methods in healthcare and R programming.

His publications span medical research, statistical methodology, software development, and econometrics. He has collaborated on studies involving chemotherapy side effects, migraine mechanisms, diabetes complications, and financial modeling. His work emphasizes rigorous statistical techniques and open-source tools for reproducible research.

Professional activities include serving on academic assessment committees, such as for an associate professor position at Syddansk Universitet (2018–2019). His contributions to the R ecosystem highlight his role in bridging statistical theory with practical applications.