학술논문

Remembering Sir David Cox, 1924–2022.
Document Type
Article
Source
Significance. Apr2022, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p30-37. 8p.
Subject
*MEMORY
*STATISTICIANS
*BIOMETRY
*SCHOLARS
*STATISTICS
Language
ISSN
1740-9705
Abstract
Sir David Cox died on 18 January 2022 at the age of 97. News of his passing was met with an outpouring of tributes. To the Royal Statistical Society, he was "one of the most important statisticians of the past century". At Nuffield College, Oxford, he was hailed as "a pioneering statistician". The MRC Biostatistics Unit at Cambridge called him "a giant in the field", while at St John's College, Cambridge, he was celebrated as "an inspiring scholar". In this special collection of articles, friends and colleagues remember Sir David in their own way, while also reflecting on his immense contributions to statistics Sir David Cox died on 18 January 2022 at the age of 97. News of his passing was met with an outpouring of tributes. To the Royal Statistical Society, he was "one of the most important statisticians of the past century". At Nuffield College, Oxford, he was hailed as "a pioneering statistician". The MRC Biostatistics Unit at Cambridge called him "a giant in the field", while at St John's College, Cambridge, he was celebrated as "an inspiring scholar". In this special collection of articles, friends and colleagues remember Sir David in their own way, while also reflecting on his immense contributions to statistics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]