Hubert Lilliefors
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Hubert Whitman Lilliefors (1928 – February 23, 2008, Bethesda, Maryland
) was an American statistician, noted for his introduction of the Lilliefors test
. He was a professor of statistics
at George Washington University
for 39 years, and also obtained his PhD there in 1964 under the supervision of Solomon Kullback
.
A memorial session in his honour was held at the Joint Statistical Meetings
in August 2009 in Washington, D.C.
.
Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
) was an American statistician, noted for his introduction of the Lilliefors test
Lilliefors test
In statistics, the Lilliefors test, named after Hubert Lilliefors, professor of statistics at George Washington University, is an adaptation of the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test...
. He was a professor of statistics
Statistics
Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments....
at George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
for 39 years, and also obtained his PhD there in 1964 under the supervision of Solomon Kullback
Solomon Kullback
Solomon Kullback was an American cryptanalyst and mathematician, who was one of the first three employees hired by William F. Friedman at the US Army's Signal Intelligence Service in the 1930s, along with Frank Rowlett and Abraham Sinkov. He went on to a long and distinguished career at SIS and...
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A memorial session in his honour was held at the Joint Statistical Meetings
Joint Statistical Meetings
The Joint Statistical Meetings is a professional conference/academic conference for statisticians held annually every year since 1840 . Billed as "the largest gathering of statisticians held in North America", JSM has attracted over 5000 participants in recent years...
in August 2009 in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
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