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Statistics is the theory and application of mathematics to the scientific method including hypothesis generation, experimental design, sampling, data collection, data summarization, estimation, prediction and inference from those results to the population from which the experimental sample was drawn. This article lists statisticians who have been instrumental in the development of theoretical and applied statistics.

Founders of statistics

  • Egon Pearson (English, 1895–1980)
    • Co-developed the Neyman-Pearson lemma of statistical hypothesis testing

Founders of Departments of Statistics

Year University Founder
1911 University College London Karl Pearson
1933 Iowa State University George W. Snedecor
1941 North Carolina State University Gertrude Cox
1947 Department of Biometry and Statistics, Cornell University Walter T. Federer
1949 School of Public Health, University of North Carolina -
1957 Harvard University W. G. Cochran,
Frederick Mosteller
1957 University of Sydney H.O. Lancaster
1962 Texas A&M University Herman Otto Hartley
1965 Princeton University John W Tukey
1988 University of Oxford D. V. Hinkley

See also

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References

  1. "Thomas Bayes". Figures from the History of Probability and Statistics. University of Southampton.
  2. "Francis Galton". Figures from the History of Probability and Statistics. University of Southampton.
  3. "Sir Francis Galton F.R.S: 1822–1911".
  4. "Pearson, Karl". Statisticians in History. American Statistical Association.
  5. ^ "Karl Pearson (1857-1936)". Department of Statistical Science - University College London.
  6. "Karl Pearson". School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews. 2003.
  7. John Aldrich (2008). "Karl Pearson: A Reader's Guide". University of Southampton.
  8. Williams, RH, Zimmerman, DW, Zumbo, BD & Ross, D (2003). "Charles Spearman: British Behavioral Scientist". Human Nature Review. 3: 114–118.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. "William Sealy Gosset". Figures from the History of Probability and Statistics. University of Southampton.
  10. "Fisher, R.A." Statisticians in History. American Statistical Association.
  11. "R.A. Fisher". Figures from the History of Probability and Statistics. University of Southampton.
  12. "A Guide to R. A. Fisher".
  13. "Neyman, Jerzy". Statisticians in History. American Statistical Association.
  14. "Deming, W. Edwards". Statisticians in History. American Statistical Association.
  15. "Pearson, Egon S." Statisticians in History. American Statistical Association.
  16. Mccullagh, Peter (2003). "John Wilder Tukey. 16 June 1915 - 26 July 2000" (pdf). Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society (1955-2000). 49: 537. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2003.0032.
  17. Wermuth, Nanny; Anthony C. Davison; Dodge, Yadolah (2005). Celebrating Statistics: Papers in honour of Sir David Cox on his 80th birthday (Oxford Statistical Science Series). Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 0-19-856654-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  18. Casella, George (2003). "Introduction to the Silver Anniversary of the Bootstrap". Statistical Science. 18: 133. doi:10.1214/ss/1063994967.
  19. Kempthorne O. (1974). "George W. Snedecor". International Statistical Review. 42: 319–321.
  20. "Cox, Gertrude M." Statisticians in History. American Statistical Association.
  21. "Department of Biological Statistics and Computational Biology: History". Cornell University.
  22. Cochran, William G., American Statistical Association Statisticians in History {{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  23. Mosteller, Frederick, American Statistical Association Statisticians in History {{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  24. "Obituary: Emeritus Professor Henry Oliver Lancaster, AO FAA", The University of Sydney News, 2002
  25. Highlights, Department of Statistics, Texas A&M University
  26. Alexander Leitch (1978). "Statistics". A Princeton Companion. Princeton University Press.
  27. David Leonhardt (2000). "John Tukey, 85, Statistician; Coined the Word 'Software'". New York Times.
  28. Brief History of the Establishment of Statistics at Oxford

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