Håkon Otneim
Professor of Statistics
Statistician at NHH Norwegian School of Economics.
Much of my research is about measuring and describing how variables depend on each other, especially when the usual assumptions of linearity and normality don’t quite hold. These days I work mainly on statistical theory, modelling, and applied projects, and on turning the methods into software that other people can actually use.
I also care a great deal about teaching. At NHH I teach statistics, data science, and programming at all levels, from introductory courses in the Bachelor programs to advanced theory to PhD students.
Helleveien 30
5045 Bergen, Norway
hakon.otneim@nhh.no
Selected publications
2025
- Hidden Semi-Markov Models for Rainfall-Related Insurance Claims
Shi, Y., Punzo, A., Otneim, H., Maruotti, A. — Insurance: Mathematics and Economics
2024
- Predicting Patent Lawsuits with Machine Learning
Juranek, S., Otneim, H. — International Review of Law and Economics
2022
- Statistical Dependence: Beyond Pearson’s ρ
Tjøstheim, D., Otneim, H., Støve, B. — Statistical Science - The Locally Gaussian Partial Correlation
Otneim, H., Tjøstheim, D. — Journal of Business & Economic Statistics
2020
- Pairwise Local Fisher and Naive Bayes: Improving Two Standard Discriminants
Otneim, H., Jullum, M., Tjøstheim, D. — Journal of Econometrics