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A. W. F. Edwards
Anthony William Fairbank Edwards is a British statistician, geneticist, and evolutionary biologist, sometimes called Fisher's Edwards to distinguish him from his similarly eminent brother.
Anthony William Fairbank Edwards is a British statistician, geneticist, and evolutionary biologist, sometimes called Fisher's Edwards to distinguish him from his similarly eminent brother.
Adrian Smith (statistician)
Sir Adrian Frederick Melhuish Smith FRS is a distinguished British statistician and formerly Principal of Queen Mary, University of London.
Sir Adrian Frederick Melhuish Smith FRS is a distinguished British statistician and formerly Principal of Queen Mary, University of London.
Alexander Aitken
Alexander Craig Aitken was one of New Zealand's greatest mathematicians.
Alexander Craig Aitken was one of New Zealand's greatest mathematicians.
Alexander Tulloch
Major-General Sir Alexander Tulloch K.C.B. was a British soldier and a statistician.
Major-General Sir Alexander Tulloch K.C.B. was a British soldier and a statistician.
Alfred William Flux
Sir Alfred William Flux CB (April 8, 1867 – July 16, 1942) was a British economist and statistician.
Sir Alfred William Flux CB (April 8, 1867 – July 16, 1942) was a British economist and statistician.
Anatoly Zhigljavsky
Anatoly Zhigljavsky is a professor of statistics in the school of mathematics at Cardiff University.
Anatoly Zhigljavsky is a professor of statistics in the school of mathematics at Cardiff University.
Arnold Weinstock
Arnold Weinstock, Baron Weinstock was an British businessman whom The Guardian newspaper called "Britain's premier post-second-world-war industrialist."
Arnold Weinstock, Baron Weinstock was an British businessman whom The Guardian newspaper called "Britain's premier post-second-world-war industrialist."
Arthur Schuster
Sir Franz Arthur Friedrich Schuster FRS (12 September 1851 – 17 October 1934) was a German-born British physicist known for his work in spectroscopy, electrochemistry, optics, X-radiograph...
Sir Franz Arthur Friedrich Schuster FRS (12 September 1851 – 17 October 1934) was a German-born British physicist known for his work in spectroscopy, electrochemistry, optics, X-radiograph...
Bernard Benjamin
Bernard Benjamin (8 March 1910 – 15 May 2002) was a noted British health statistician, actuary and demographer.
Bernard Benjamin (8 March 1910 – 15 May 2002) was a noted British health statistician, actuary and demographer.
Brian D. Ripley
Brian David Ripley FRSE is a British statistician.
Brian David Ripley FRSE is a British statistician.
Clara Collet
Clara Collet (1860–1948) was pivotal in effecting many reforms which greatly improved working conditions and pay for women (and some men) during the early part of the twentieth century.
Clara Collet (1860–1948) was pivotal in effecting many reforms which greatly improved working conditions and pay for women (and some men) during the early part of the twentieth century.
Clive Granger
Sir Clive William John Granger (September 4, 1934 – May 27, 2009) was a Welsh economist, and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Diego.
Sir Clive William John Granger (September 4, 1934 – May 27, 2009) was a Welsh economist, and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Diego.
Colin Clark
Colin Grant Clark (2 November 1905 - 4 September 1989) was a British and Australian economist and statistician who worked in both the United Kingdom and Australia.
Colin Grant Clark (2 November 1905 - 4 September 1989) was a British and Australian economist and statistician who worked in both the United Kingdom and Australia.
Colin Clark (economist)
Colin Grant Clark was a British and Australian economist and statistician who worked in both the United Kingdom and Australia.
Colin Grant Clark was a British and Australian economist and statistician who worked in both the United Kingdom and Australia.
D. J. Finney
David John Finney CBE (born 1917) is Professor Emeritus of Statistics at the University of Edinburgh.
David John Finney CBE (born 1917) is Professor Emeritus of Statistics at the University of Edinburgh.
D.J. Bartholomew
David John Bartholomew FBA (born 6 August 1931) is a British statistician who was President of the Royal Statistical Society 2002–2003.
David John Bartholomew FBA (born 6 August 1931) is a British statistician who was President of the Royal Statistical Society 2002–2003.
David Clayton
David George Clayton, born 13 June 1944, is a distinguished British statistician and epidemiologist.
David George Clayton, born 13 June 1944, is a distinguished British statistician and epidemiologist.
David Finney
David John Finney CBE, FRS is a British statistician.
David John Finney CBE, FRS is a British statistician.
David Hand (statistician)
David John Hand (born 30 June 1950 in Peterborough) is a British statistician.
David John Hand (born 30 June 1950 in Peterborough) is a British statistician.
Denise Lievesley
Denise Lievesley is a British social statistician and Professor of Statistics at King's College London as well as head of its School of Social Science & Public Policy.
Denise Lievesley is a British social statistician and Professor of Statistics at King's College London as well as head of its School of Social Science & Public Policy.
Doug Altman
Professor Douglas G. Altman is a British statistician.
Professor Douglas G. Altman is a British statistician.
E. F. Schumacher
Ernst Friedrich "Fritz" Schumacher (16 August 1911 – 4 September 1977) was an internationally influential economic thinker, statistician and economist in Britain, serving as Chief Economic Advis...
Ernst Friedrich "Fritz" Schumacher (16 August 1911 – 4 September 1977) was an internationally influential economic thinker, statistician and economist in Britain, serving as Chief Economic Advis...
Enid Charles
Enid Charles, Ph.D. (29 December 1894 – 26 March 1972) was a socialist, feminist and statistician who was a pioneer in the fields of demography and population statistics.
Enid Charles, Ph.D. (29 December 1894 – 26 March 1972) was a socialist, feminist and statistician who was a pioneer in the fields of demography and population statistics.
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale OM, RRC was a celebrated English nurse, writer and statistician.
Florence Nightingale OM, RRC was a celebrated English nurse, writer and statistician.
George R. Porter
George Richardson Porter, the British civil servant and statistician, was born in London, the son of a merchant.
George Richardson Porter, the British civil servant and statistician, was born in London, the son of a merchant.
George Richardson Porter
George Richardson Porter was a British statistician.
George Richardson Porter was a British statistician.
Gilean McVean
Gilean "Gil" McVean is a professor of statistical genetics at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Linacre College.
Gilean "Gil" McVean is a professor of statistical genetics at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Linacre College.
Guy Nason
Guy Nason is Professor of Statistics at the University of Bristol and currently Head of the Mathematics Department after taking over the post from Stephen Wiggins in 2008.
Guy Nason is Professor of Statistics at the University of Bristol and currently Head of the Mathematics Department after taking over the post from Stephen Wiggins in 2008.
Gwilym Jenkins
Gwilym Meirion Jenkins (1933 – 10 July 1982) was a Welsh statistician and systems engineer, born in Gowerton (Tregŵyr), Swansea, Wales.
Gwilym Meirion Jenkins (1933 – 10 July 1982) was a Welsh statistician and systems engineer, born in Gowerton (Tregŵyr), Swansea, Wales.
Harvey Goldstein
Harvey Goldstein (1939–) is a British statistician known for his contributions to multilevel modelling methodology and software, and for applying this to educational assessment and league tables.
Harvey Goldstein (1939–) is a British statistician known for his contributions to multilevel modelling methodology and software, and for applying this to educational assessment and league tables.
Henry Daniels
Henry Ellis Daniels FRS (2 October 1912 – 16 April 2000) was a British statistician.
Henry Ellis Daniels FRS (2 October 1912 – 16 April 2000) was a British statistician.
Henry William Durant
Henry William Durrant (1902–1982) was a noted opinion pollster and market researcher.
Henry William Durrant (1902–1982) was a noted opinion pollster and market researcher.
Howell Tong
Howell Tong (; born 1944 in Hong Kong) is a statistician, working in the fields of nonlinear time series analysis and chaos.
Howell Tong (; born 1944 in Hong Kong) is a statistician, working in the fields of nonlinear time series analysis and chaos.
James Durbin
James Durbin (born 1923) is a British statistician and econometrician, known particularly for his work on time series analysis and serial correlation.
James Durbin (born 1923) is a British statistician and econometrician, known particularly for his work on time series analysis and serial correlation.
Jervoise Athelstane Baines
Sir Jervoise Athelstane Baines, CSI, was an administrator in the Indian Civil Service during the period of the British Raj.
Sir Jervoise Athelstane Baines, CSI, was an administrator in the Indian Civil Service during the period of the British Raj.
John Boreham
Sir John Boreham, KCB (1925 – 8 June 1994) was a government statistician and the director of what was the Central Statistical Office of the United Kingdom from 1978 to 1985.
Sir John Boreham, KCB (1925 – 8 June 1994) was a government statistician and the director of what was the Central Statistical Office of the United Kingdom from 1978 to 1985.
John Brownlee (statistician)
John Brownlee was a British statistician who published important papers in biometry and was an exponent of "the statistical method".
John Brownlee was a British statistician who published important papers in biometry and was an exponent of "the statistical method".
John C. Gittins
John C. Gittins is a researcher in applied probability and operations research, who is a professor and Emeritus Fellow at Keble College, Oxford University.
John C. Gittins is a researcher in applied probability and operations research, who is a professor and Emeritus Fellow at Keble College, Oxford University.
John Hajnal
John Hajnal, FBA (b. 26 November 1924 in Darmstadt, then People's State of Hesse, Weimar Germany – d. 30 November 2008 in London), born John Hajnal-Kónyi, was a Hungarian-British academic ...
John Hajnal, FBA (b. 26 November 1924 in Darmstadt, then People's State of Hesse, Weimar Germany – d. 30 November 2008 in London), born John Hajnal-Kónyi, was a Hungarian-British academic ...
John Micklewright
John Micklewright is a Professor of Quantitative Social Science in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Southampton.
John Micklewright is a Professor of Quantitative Social Science in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Southampton.
John Nelder
John Ashworth Nelder FRS (8 October 1924 – 7 August 2010) was a British statistician known for his contributions to experimental design, analysis of variance, computational statistics, and stat...
John Ashworth Nelder FRS (8 October 1924 – 7 August 2010) was a British statistician known for his contributions to experimental design, analysis of variance, computational statistics, and stat...
John Shawe-Taylor
John S Shawe-Taylor is a professor at University College, London (UK) where he is Director of the centre for computational statistics and machine learning.
John S Shawe-Taylor is a professor at University College, London (UK) where he is Director of the centre for computational statistics and machine learning.
Joseph Oscar Irwin
Joseph Oscar Irwin (17 December 1898 – 27 July 1982)British statistician who advanced the use of statistical methods in biological assay and other fields of laboratory medicine.
Joseph Oscar Irwin (17 December 1898 – 27 July 1982)British statistician who advanced the use of statistical methods in biological assay and other fields of laboratory medicine.
Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp
Josiah Charles Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, Bt, GCB, GBE, FBA, was a British civil servant, industrialist, economist, statistician, writer, and banker.
Josiah Charles Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, Bt, GCB, GBE, FBA, was a British civil servant, industrialist, economist, statistician, writer, and banker.
Jotun Hein
Jotun Piet Hein (born 19 July 1956) is Professor of Bioinformatics at the Department of Statistics of the University of Oxford and a professorial fellow of University College, Oxford.
Jotun Piet Hein (born 19 July 1956) is Professor of Bioinformatics at the Department of Statistics of the University of Oxford and a professorial fellow of University College, Oxford.
Julian Besag
Julian Ernst Besag FRS (26 March 1945 – 6 August 2010) was a British statistician known chiefly for his work in spatial statistics (including its applications to epidemiology, image analysis and...
Julian Ernst Besag FRS (26 March 1945 – 6 August 2010) was a British statistician known chiefly for his work in spatial statistics (including its applications to epidemiology, image analysis and...
Lancelot Hogben
Lancelot Thomas Hogben FRS (9 December 1895 – 22 August 1975) was a versatile British experimental zoologist and medical statistician.
Lancelot Thomas Hogben FRS (9 December 1895 – 22 August 1975) was a versatile British experimental zoologist and medical statistician.
Len Cook
Leonard Warren "Len" Cook, CBE (born 13 April 1949) is a professional statistician who was Government Statistician of New Zealand from 1992 to 2000 and National Statistician and Director of the ...
Leonard Warren "Len" Cook, CBE (born 13 April 1949) is a professional statistician who was Government Statistician of New Zealand from 1992 to 2000 and National Statistician and Director of the ...
Leon Isserlis
Leon Isserlis was a Russian-born British statistician known for his work on the exact distribution of sample moments, including Isserlis’ theorem.
Leon Isserlis was a Russian-born British statistician known for his work on the exact distribution of sample moments, including Isserlis’ theorem.
Martin Bland
John Martin Bland (born 6 March 1947), known as Martin Bland, is a British statistician.
John Martin Bland (born 6 March 1947), known as Martin Bland, is a British statistician.
Matthew Stephens (statistician)
Matthew Stephens (born 1970) is a Bayesian statistician and professor in the departments of Human Genetics and Statistics at the University of Chicago.
Matthew Stephens (born 1970) is a Bayesian statistician and professor in the departments of Human Genetics and Statistics at the University of Chicago.
Maurice Priestley
Maurice Bertram Priestley is emeritus professor of statistics in the School of Mathematics, University of Manchester.
Maurice Bertram Priestley is emeritus professor of statistics in the School of Mathematics, University of Manchester.
Michael Healy (statistician)
Michael John Romer Healy (born 1923) is a British statistician known for his contributions to statistical computing, auxology, laboratory statistics and quality control, and methods for analysin...
Michael John Romer Healy (born 1923) is a British statistician known for his contributions to statistical computing, auxology, laboratory statistics and quality control, and methods for analysin...
Nicholas Polson
Nicholas Polson is a British statistician who is currently a professor of econometrics and statistics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Nicholas Polson is a British statistician who is currently a professor of econometrics and statistics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Oscar Kempthorne
Oscar Kempthorne (1911–2000) was a statistician and geneticist known for his research on randomization-analysis and the design of experiments, which had wide influence on research in agric...
Oscar Kempthorne (1911–2000) was a statistician and geneticist known for his research on randomization-analysis and the design of experiments, which had wide influence on research in agric...
Peter Green (statistician)
Peter Green FRS is a British Bayesian statistician.
Peter Green FRS is a British Bayesian statistician.
Peter Whittle
Peter Whittle is a mathematician and statistician, working in the fields of stochastic nets, optimal control, time series analysis, stochastic optimization and stochastic dynamics.
Peter Whittle is a mathematician and statistician, working in the fields of stochastic nets, optimal control, time series analysis, stochastic optimization and stochastic dynamics.
Phil Scarf
Phil Scarf is Professor of Applied Statistics at Salford Business School, University of Salford.
Phil Scarf is Professor of Applied Statistics at Salford Business School, University of Salford.
Rawson W. Rawson
Rawson W. Rawson, was a government official and statistician.
Rawson W. Rawson, was a government official and statistician.
Reginald Edward Enthoven
Reginald Edward Enthoven CIE was an administrator in the Indian Civil Service of the British Raj and an author of publications related to India, including the three volumes entitled The Tribes...
Reginald Edward Enthoven CIE was an administrator in the Indian Civil Service of the British Raj and an author of publications related to India, including the three volumes entitled The Tribes...
Richard Mott (statistician)
Richard Mott (statistician) is a mathematician and statistician at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics.
Richard Mott (statistician) is a mathematician and statistician at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics.
Richard Price
Richard Price was a Welsh moral philosopher and preacher in the tradition of English Dissenters, and a political pamphleteer, active in radical, republican, and liberal causes such as the Americ...
Richard Price was a Welsh moral philosopher and preacher in the tradition of English Dissenters, and a political pamphleteer, active in radical, republican, and liberal causes such as the Americ...
Richard Stone
Sir John Richard Nicholas Stone (30 August 19136 December 1991) was an eminent British economist who in 1984 received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for developing an accounting...
Sir John Richard Nicholas Stone (30 August 19136 December 1991) was an eminent British economist who in 1984 received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for developing an accounting...
Richard W. B. Clarke
Sir Richard William Barnes Clarke, KCB, OBE (commonly known as Otto Clarke) (13 August 1910 – 21 June 1975) was a British civil servant.
Sir Richard William Barnes Clarke, KCB, OBE (commonly known as Otto Clarke) (13 August 1910 – 21 June 1975) was a British civil servant.
Royal Statistical Society
The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is a learned society for statistics and a professional body for statisticians in the UK.
The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is a learned society for statistics and a professional body for statisticians in the UK.
Sir Frederick Eden, 2nd Baronet
Sir Frederick Morton Eden, 2nd Baronet, of Maryland (18 June 1766 – 14 November 1809) was an English writer on poverty and pioneering social investigator.
Sir Frederick Morton Eden, 2nd Baronet, of Maryland (18 June 1766 – 14 November 1809) was an English writer on poverty and pioneering social investigator.
Stuart Pocock
Stuart J. Pocock is a British medical statistician.
Stuart J. Pocock is a British medical statistician.
T. M. F. Smith
T. M. F. ("Fred") Smith is a British statistician known for his research in survey sampling.
T. M. F. ("Fred") Smith is a British statistician known for his research in survey sampling.
T.M.F. Smith
T. M. F. ("Fred") Smith is a British statistician known for his research in survey sampling.
T. M. F. ("Fred") Smith is a British statistician known for his research in survey sampling.
Tata Subba Rao
Tata Subba Rao is emeritus professor of statistics in the School of Mathematics, University of Manchester.
Tata Subba Rao is emeritus professor of statistics in the School of Mathematics, University of Manchester.
Thomas Graham Balfour
Thomas Graham Balfour (1813–1891) was a Scottish physician noted for his work with medical statistics.
Thomas Graham Balfour (1813–1891) was a Scottish physician noted for his work with medical statistics.
Tony Greenfield
Professor Tony Greenfield, (born 26 April 1931) is a British statistical consultant and academic.
Professor Tony Greenfield, (born 26 April 1931) is a British statistical consultant and academic.
Udny Yule
George Udny Yule FRS, usually known as Udny Yule, was a British statistician, born at Beech Hill, a house in Morham near Haddington, Scotland and died in Cambridge, England.
George Udny Yule FRS, usually known as Udny Yule, was a British statistician, born at Beech Hill, a house in Morham near Haddington, Scotland and died in Cambridge, England.
Walter Bodmer
Sir Walter Bodmer (born 10 January 1936 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany ) is a German-born British human geneticist.
Sir Walter Bodmer (born 10 January 1936 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany ) is a German-born British human geneticist.
William Gemmell Cochran
William Gemmell Cochran (15 July 1909 – 29 March 1980) was a prominent statistician; he was born in Scotland but spent most of his life in the United States.
William Gemmell Cochran (15 July 1909 – 29 March 1980) was a prominent statistician; he was born in Scotland but spent most of his life in the United States.
William Guy
William Augustus Guy (13 June 1810 – 10 September 1885) was a British physician and medical statistician.
William Augustus Guy (13 June 1810 – 10 September 1885) was a British physician and medical statistician.
William Morgan (actuary)
William Morgan, FRS (26 May 1750 – 4 May 1833) was a Welsh physician, physicist and statistician, who is considered the father of modern actuarial science.
William Morgan, FRS (26 May 1750 – 4 May 1833) was a Welsh physician, physicist and statistician, who is considered the father of modern actuarial science.