William s gossett biography of albert
Albert Breekenridge Gossett, b.
Albert Henry GOSSETT - to Birth: SC birth1.!
William Sealy Gosset
British statistician
William Sealy Gosset | |
|---|---|
William Sealy Gosset (aka Student) in (age 32) | |
| Born | ()13 June Canterbury, Kent, England |
| Died | 16 October () (aged61) Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Othernames | Student |
| Almamater | Winchester College, New College, Oxford |
| Knownfor | Student's t-distribution, statistical significance, design of experiments, Monte Carlo method, quality control, Modern synthesis, agricultural economics, econometrics |
| Children | 5, including Isaac Henry Gosset |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Guinness Brewery |
William Sealy Gosset (13 June – 16 October ) was an English statistician, chemist and brewer who served as Head Brewer of Guinness and Head Experimental Brewer of Guinness and was a pioneer of modern statistics.
He pioneered small sample experimental design and analysis with an economic approach to the logic of uncertainty. Gosset published under the pen nameStudent