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William Gemmell Cochran

William Gemmell Cochran

British / American statistician (1909–1980).

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Sex or Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Rutherglen

Place of Death

Orleans

Country of Citizenship

United Kingdom
United States

Date of Birth

7/15/1909

Date of Death

3/29/1980

Award Received

Guggenheim Fellowship
(1964)
Point in Time
: 1964
Wilks Memorial Award
(1967)
Point in Time
: 1967
Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society
(1959)
Point in Time
: 1959
Guy Medal in Bronze
(1936)
Point in Time
: 1936
Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
(1942)
Point in Time
: 1942

Instance Of

Human

Occupation

Mathematician
Statistician
University Teacher

Employer

Harvard University
(1957 - 1976)
Start Time
: 1957
End Time
: 1976
Johns Hopkins University
(1949 - 1957)
Start Time
: 1949
End Time
: 1957
Iowa State University
(1939 - 1943)
Start Time
: 1939
End Time
: 1943
Rothamsted Research
(1934 - 1939)
Start Time
: 1934
End Time
: 1939
United States Navy
(1943 - 1946)
Start Time
: 1943
End Time
: 1946
North Carolina State University
(1946 - 1949)
Start Time
: 1946
End Time
: 1949

Given Name

William

Member Of

American Academy of Arts and Sciences
National Academy of Sciences
(1974 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
Start Time
: 1974
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
(1942 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Start Time
: 1942

Doctoral Advisor

John Wishart

Educated At

University of Glasgow
(1927 - 1931)
Start Time
: 1927
End Time
: 1931
University of Cambridge
(1931 - 1933)
Start Time
: 1931
End Time
: 1933
Gourock High School
( - 1924)
End Time
: 1924

Field of Work

Statistics

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Family Name

Cochran

Described by Source

Obálky Knih
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Place of Burial

Orleans Cemetery
Coordinate Location
: 41.7858°N 69.9768°W

Birth Name

William Gemmell Cochran

Name

Willie Cochran
Bill Cochran

Notable Work

Cochran's C Test
Cochran–Armitage Test for Trend
Cochran–Mantel–Haenszel Statistics

Position Held

Chairperson
(1967 - 1971)
Replaces
:
Harry Campion
Replaced By
:
Petter Jakob Bjerve
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
International Statistical Institute
Start Time
: 1967
End Time
: 1971
Chairperson
(1953 - 1953)
Replaces
:
Aryness Joy Wickens
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
American Statistical Association
Start Time
: 1953
End Time
: 1953
Chairperson
(1946 - 1946)
Replaces
:
W. Edwards Deming
Replaced By
:
William Feller
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Start Time
: 1946
End Time
: 1946
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Cochran's Q Test
Cochran's Theorem
Glasgow Academy
( - 1927)
End Time
: 1927
Replaced By
:
Herbert Marshall