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Morris H. Hansen
Born(1910-12-15)15 December 1910
Thermopolis, Wyoming , United States
Died(1990-10-09)9 October 1990
Washington D.C., United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Wyoming, American University
Known forSurvey sampling theory
Scientific career
FieldsStatistician
InstitutionsUnited States Census Bureau
Westat

Morris Howard Hansen (1910–1990) was an American statistician. While at the United States Census Bureau, he was one of the first to develop methods for statistical sampling and made contributions in many areas of surveys and censuses.

Biography

Early life

Hansen graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1934[1] and then moved to Washington, DC in search of a job. He ended up at the Census Bureau and taking classes. In 1940, he obtained a master's degree in statistics from American University.[2]

Early professional years

During his time at the Census Bureau, Hansen made contributions to the theory and practice of sampling, as well as to non-sampling errors. In 1947 he was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.[3] He also served as President of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics in 1953 and President of the American Statistical Association in 1960.

Later years

After retiring from the Census Bureau, Hansen worked at Westat.[4]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ https://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/oh-hanse.pdf, 1983 Census interview
  2. ^ Benjamin J. Tepping & Joseph Waksberg (1991) Morris H. Hansen, 1910–1990, The American Statistician, 45:1, 2-3, DOI: 10.1080/00031305.1991.10475756
  3. ^ View/Search Fellows of the ASA, accessed 2016-07-23.
  4. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/12/obituaries/morris-h-hansen-79-census-statistician.html, New York Times Obituary

References

  • Statistical Science, Vol. 2, No. 2 (May, 1987), pp. 162–179
  • Hansen, MH, Hurwitz, WN, and Madow, WG, Sample Survey Methods and Theory, Volume I New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1953.
  • Hansen, MH, Hurwitz, WN, and Madow, WG, Sample Survey Methods and Theory, Volume II New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1953.

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