Peter Lynn (statistician)

Peter Lynn
Lynn at a press briefing in 2012
Born
Weymouth, United Kingdom
Alma mater
Known forSurvey Methodology
AwardsGuy Medal (Bronze, 2003)
Scientific career
FieldsStatistics
InstitutionsUniversity of Essex

Peter Lynn FAcSS is a British statistician and professor at the University of Essex. Lynn was previously director of the Institute for Social and Economic Research (2020-2023) and has held the positions of Vice-President (2009-2011) and President (2017-2019) of the International Association of Survey Statisticians. He is well known for his work on survey design and implementation methods, particularly for longitudinal social surveys, including pioneering work on targeted methods to address survey nonresponse.