William Sealy Gosset
William Sealy Gosset | |
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William Sealy Gosset (aka Student) in 1908 (age 32) | |
| Born | 13 June 1876 Canterbury, Kent, England |
| Died | 16 October 1937 (aged 61) Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Other names | Student |
| Alma mater | Winchester College, New College, Oxford |
| Known for | 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 1876 – 16 October 1937) was an English statistician, chemist and brewer who worked for Guinness. In statistics, he pioneered small-sample experimental design. Gosset published under the pen name Student and developed Student's t-distribution – originally called Student's "z" – and "Student's test of statistical significance".