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William Sealy Gosset

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".

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Student's t-distribution, statistical significance, design of experiments, Monte Carlo method, quality control, Modern synthesis, agricultural economics, econometrics
Education
Winchester College, New College, Oxford
Born
(1876-06-13)13 June 1876 Canterbury, Kent, England
Children
5, including Isaac Henry Gosset
Died
16 October 1937(1937-10-16) (aged 61) Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England
Other name
Student

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William Sealy Gosset → 16 October 1937(1937-10-16) (aged 61) Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England
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William Sealy Gosset → Winchester College, New College, Oxford
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William Sealy Gosset → Student's t-distribution, statistical significance, design of experiments, Monte Carlo method, quality control, Modern synthesis, agricultural economics, econometrics
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William Sealy Gosset → Guinness Brewery

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