T. A. Bancroft
T. A. Bancroft | |
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| Born | January 2, 1907 |
| Died | July 26, 1986 (aged 79) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Florida (BA) University of Michigan (MA) Iowa State University (PhD) |
| Thesis | Tests of Significance Considered as an Aid in Statistical Methodology |
| Doctoral advisor | William Gemmell Cochran |
Theodore Alfonso Bancroft (January 2, 1907 – July 26, 1986) was an American statistician.[1]
He earned a bachelor's of art degree in mathematics at the University of Florida in 1927, a master's of art degree in mathematics at the University of Michigan in 1934, and a PhD from Iowa State University in 1943.[1] His dissertation, Tests of Significance Considered as an Aid in Statistical Methodology, was supervised by William Gemmell Cochran.[1][2]
He joined the faculty of Iowa State University in 1949 and served as head of the statistics department from 1950 to 1972. He retired in 1977.[1]
He was elected a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 1956 and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics in 1972. He was also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and an Elected Member of the International Statistical Institute. He served as the president of the American Statistical Association in 1970.[1]
Bancroft's papers are archived at Iowa State University.
Works
[edit]Books
[edit]- Statistical Theory and Inference in Research with R. L. Anderson
- Topics in Intermediate Statistical Methods
Articles
[edit]- Bancroft, T. A. (June 1944). "On Biases in Estimation Due to the Use of Preliminary Tests of Significance". The Annals of Mathematical Statistics. 15 (2): 190–204. doi:10.1214/aoms/1177731284.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Fuller, Wayne A.; Kempthorne, Oscar (August 1987). "In Memoriam: Theodore Alfonso Bancroft, 1907-1986". The American Statistician. 41 (3): 167–168. doi:10.1080/00031305.1987.10475473. JSTOR 2685097.
- ^ T. A. Bancroft at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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- 1907 births
- 1986 deaths
- University of Florida alumni
- Iowa State University alumni
- University of Michigan alumni
- Iowa State University faculty
- People from Columbus, Mississippi
- American statisticians
- Fellows of the American Statistical Association
- Fellows of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
- Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Elected Members of the International Statistical Institute
- Presidents of the American Statistical Association