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William Sealy Gosset
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British statistician (1876–1937)
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It is catalogued under topics including 1876 births, 1937 deaths and 20th-century British statisticians.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1876-06-13 ) 13 June 1876, Canterbury , Kent, England
- Died
- 16 October 1937 (1937-10-16) (aged 61), Beaconsfield , Buckinghamshire, England
- Other name
- 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
- Institutions
- Guinness Brewery
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Canterbury
- Place of death
- Beaconsfield
- Occupation
- brewmaster
- Educated at
- New College
- Employer
- Guinness Brewery
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Student's t-test
- Field of work
- mathematical statistics
- Image
- William Sealy Gosset.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1876-06-13
- date of death
- 1937-10-16
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- William Sealy Gosset
- influenced by
- William Archibald Spooner
- pseudonym
- Student.
- name in native language
- William Sealy Gosset
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview
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".
Early life and education
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