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Cassandra Shane A.
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STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY
12 FAMOUS STATISTICIANS
1. George E.P. Box - he was an eminent statistician known for his

noteworthy contribution in the area of statistics. He clarified the role of
statistics and related tools such as Bayesian statistics, model building
and diagnosis time series analysis, and transformation of variables in the
field of quality improvement and Six Sigma.
2. John Tukey - he made many important contributions to the field of

statistics. Many consider his first major contribution the introduction of
modern techniques for estimation of the spectra of time series. He also
began a major research movement in graphical methods for data analysis
in statistics. Tukey is credited with the invention of many methods, both
graphical and numerical, that are extremely effective in statistical
applications.
3. Karl Pearson - although Pearson contributed to a number of fields,

his most notable work came in statistics. He was the first to introduce
the probability value, or p-value, which has since become a core tool of
testing hypotheses in statistical studies in a wide variety of fields.
4. William Sealy Gosset - he was an English statistician, chemist and

brewer who served as Head Brewer of Guinness and was a pioneer of
modern statistics. He invented the t-test to handle small samples for
quality control in brewing. Gosset discovered the form of the t
distribution by a combination of mathematical and empirical work with
random numbers, an early application of the Monte-Carlo method.
5. J. Stuart Hunter - Hunter's storied professional credits define him as
an influential statistician. He was founding editor of Technometrics, co-
author of Statistics for Experimenters, and author of the statistics
textbooks Design of Experiments and Statistics for Problem Solving and
Decision Making, among others.
6. Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss - he wrote the first systematic

textbook on algebraic number theory and rediscovered the asteroid
Ceres. He published works on number theory, the mathematical theory
of map construction, and many other subjects. He was able to deduce
some very important results in the field of Number Theory: Bode's law,
the binomial theorem, the prime number theorem, the
arithmetic/geometric mean, and the law of quadratic reciprocity.
7. Florence Nightingale - she collected data and systematized record-

keeping practices. Nightingale was able to use the data as a tool for
improving city and military hospitals. Nightingale's calculations of the
mortality rate showed that with an improvement of sanitary methods,
deaths would decrease.
8. Gertrude Cox - one of Cox's most significant accomplishments was

her role in founding the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) in North
Carolina. The institute began with applied statistical projects in 1959.
Later, the Institute of Statistics was transferred to RTI under Cox's
leadership.
9. Ronald A. Fisher - His ground-breaking work revolutionized the

design of experiments and created the foundations for modern statistical
science. Fisher's 1925 book Statistical Methods for Research Workers
developed applied statistics which could be applied to many other areas
of scientific interest.
10. Walter Shewhart - he developed modern statistical concepts and
scientific methods to minimize the human efforts. Shewhart's methods
influenced other statisticians like W Edwards Deming and Joseph Juran.
These three people Shewhart, Deming, and Juran are referred as the
three authors of the quality upgrading movements.
11. Thomas Bayes - he was an

English statistician, philosopher and Presbyterian minister who is known
for formulating a specific case of the theorem that bears his
name: Bayes' theorem. Bayes never published what would become his
most famous accomplishment; his notes were edited and published
posthumously by Richard Price.
12. W. Edwards Deming - after joining the US Census Bureau in 1939

he applied statistical process control to their techniques, which
contributed to a six-fold improvement in productivity. Around this time,
Deming started to run courses for engineers and designers on his - and
Shewhart's - evolving methods of statistical process control.

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1. George E.P. Box - he was an eminent statistician known for his

2. John Tukey - he made many important contributions to the field of

3. Karl Pearson - although Pearson contributed to a number of fields,

4. William Sealy Gosset - he was an English statistician, chemist and

6. Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss - he wrote the first systematic

7. Florence Nightingale - she collected data and systematized record-

8. Gertrude Cox - one of Cox's most significant accomplishments was

9. Ronald A. Fisher - His ground-breaking work revolutionized the

11. Thomas Bayes - he was an

12. W. Edwards Deming - after joining the US Census Bureau in 1939

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