Mathematician:George Waddel Snedecor

Mathematician

American mathematician and statistician who contributed to the development of analysis of variance, data analysis, experimental design, and statistical methodology.

Nationality

American

History

• Born: October 20, 1881 in Memphis, Tennessee, US
• Died: February 15, 1974 in Amherst, Massachusetts, US

Theorems and Definitions

• Snedecor's F-distribution, also known as the F-distribution

Definitions of concepts named for George Waddel Snedecor can be found here.

Publications

• 1934: Calculation and interpretation of analysis of variance and covariance
• 1938: Statistical methods applied to experiments in agriculture and biology

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "George Waddel Snedecor": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive

• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $F$-distribution