Christer Thrane

Short description

Christer Thrane is a sociologist (Dr. polit.) from the University of Oslo, Norway. He started at Inland Norway University in 1993 and became professor in 2005. His statistical research has been at the intersection of sociology, economics, and consumer behavior. In his teaching role, he has been concerned with making quantitative research methods accessible to those not well-versed in math. This orientation has resulted in a series of editorials, textbooks, and other dissemination of statistical analysis.

Link to research on ResearchGate (in full-text)
Link to blog on Medium.com
Link to profile on GitHub

Areas of expertise

Quantitative research methods and econometrics

Study programs (in Norwegian)

• Bachelor i økonomi og administrasjon - Lillehammer
• Master i økonomi og ledelse - siviløkonom - hovedprofil Business Analytics
• Ph.d. i innovasjon i tjenesteyting i offentlig og privat sektor (INTOP)

Research group

Link to research group in Business Analytics

Books

Thrane, Christer (2022). Doing Statistical Analysis: A Student’s Guide to Quantitative Research. Routledge, London: UK. 

Thrane, Christer (2019). Applied Regression Analysis. Doing, Interpreting and Reporting. Routledge, London: UK.