Harvey Goldstein

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Harvey Goldstein (born October 30, 1939 in London - † April 9, 2020 ) was a British statistician from the University of Bristol . He conducted research in the field of social and educational statistics and was best known for his work on the subject of multilevel analysis and the development of the MLwiN program (together with Jon Rasbash).

Goldstein took an active part in the public debate about ways out of the climate crisis ; he signed in October 2018 an open letter to the British government a failure in climate protection is alleged that Extinction rebellion - one for civil disobedience calling on the climate issue grassroots movement - supported and decarbonising the economy is required. Since 1996 he has been a member of the British Academy . The Open University awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2001.

Goldstein died in 2020 at the age of 80 during the COVID-19 pandemic of the consequences of a SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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  1. ↑ Alison Green et al. a. (2018). Facts about our ecological crisis are incontrovertible. We must take action. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/26/facts-about-our-ecological-crisis-are-incontrovertible-we-must-take-action
  2. ↑ Professor Harvey Goldstein FBA 1939-2020. British Academy, accessed April 14, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Gemma Moss: In memory of Professor Harvey Goldstein (1939-2020): living by the evidence. UCL Institute of Education (IOE), April 16, 2020, accessed April 24, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Goldstein, Harvey
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British statistician
DATE OF BIRTH October 30, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH April 9, 2020