William Gemmell Cochran

William Gemmell Cochran (15 July 1909 – 29 March 1980) was a prominent statistician. He was born in Scotland but spent most of his life in the United States.

Born(1909-07-15)July 15, 1909

Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland^[1]

DiedMarch 29, 1980(1980-03-29) (aged 70)

Orleans, Massachusetts

Education

• University of Glasgow
• University of Cambridge

Knownfor

• Cochran's C test
• Cochran's Q test
• Cochran's theorem
• Cochran–Mantel–Haenszel statistics

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William G. Cochran
Cochran in 1952
Born	(1909-07-15)July 15, 1909 Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland[1]
Died	March 29, 1980(1980-03-29) (aged 70) Orleans, Massachusetts
Education	University of Glasgow University of Cambridge
Known for	Cochran's C test Cochran's Q test Cochran's theorem Cochran–Mantel–Haenszel statistics
Scientific career
Fields	Statistics
Workplaces	Rothamsted Experimental Station Iowa State University North Carolina State University Johns Hopkins University Harvard University
Academic advisors	John Wishart
Doctoral students	Helen Abbey T. A. Bancroft Ralph B. D'Agostino Donald Rubin Calvin Zippin Walter T. Federer

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Cochran studied mathematics at the University of Glasgow and the University of Cambridge. He worked at Rothamsted Experimental Station from 1934 to 1939, when he moved to the United States. There he helped establish several departments of statistics. His longest spell in any one university was at Harvard, which he joined in 1957 and from which he retired in 1976.