George W. Snedecor
George Waddel Snedecor (born October 20, 1881 in Memphis (Tennessee) , † February 15, 1974 in Amherst (Massachusetts) ) was an American statistician .
Snedecor invented the F-distribution and was a professor of statistics at Iowa State University .
He received an honorary doctorate from North Carolina State University in 1956 and from Iowa State University in 1958 and the 1970 Wilks Memorial Award .
literature
- Oscar Kempthorne: George W. Snedecor. In: International Statistical Review, 42, 1974, pp. 319-321.
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| SURNAME | Snedecor, George W. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Snedecor, George Waddel (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American statistician, inventor of the F-distribution |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Memphis (Tennessee) |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 1974 |
| Place of death | Amherst, Massachusetts |