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John Aitchison

John Aitchison (22 July 1926 – 23 December 2016) was a Scottish statistician known for his pioneering work in the analysis of compositional data.

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Known for
lognormal distribution, logratio approach to compositional data analysis
Education
University of Edinburgh Trinity College, Cambridge
Born
22 July 1926 East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
Died
23 December 2016 (aged 90) Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
Doctoral students
Iognáid G. Ó Muircheartaigh
Fields
Statistics

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John Aitchison

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John Aitchison → After, Applied Economics, BA, Brown, Cambridge, Department, During, Economics, Edinburgh, Glasgow, He, Lecturer, MA, Statistics, The, The Lognormal Distribution, Trinity College, University, Uses, With Special Reference
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John Aitchison → 22 July 1926 East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
Died · 1
John Aitchison → 23 December 2016 (aged 90) Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
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John Aitchison → Iognáid G. Ó Muircheartaigh
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John Aitchison → University of Edinburgh Trinity College, Cambridge
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John Aitchison → Statistics
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John Aitchison → lognormal distribution, logratio approach to compositional data analysis
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John Aitchison → University of Cambridge University of Glasgow University of Liverpool University of Hong Kong University of Virginia

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