Robin L. Plackett | |
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| Born | (1920-09-03)3 September 1920 United Kingdom |
| Died | 23 June 2009(2009-06-23) (aged 88) |
| Known for | Plackett–Burman designs |
| Spouse | Carol Plackett |
| Awards | Guy Medal (bronze, 1968) (silver, 1973) (gold, 1987) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Statistics |
| Institutions | Newcastle University |
Robin L. Plackett (3 September 1920 – 23 June 2009[1]) was astatistician best known for his contributions to thehistory of statistics and toexperimental design, most notably thePlackett–Burman designs.
Plackett attendedLiverpool Collegiate School from 1932 to 1939. He then attendedClare College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1942.[2]
DuringWorld War II, Plackett was requested to work for theMinistry of Supply, in SR17 which was a statistical branch. He began to develop a methodology for applying statistical knowledge, and would pass it down to new recruits.[2]
In 1946, he would publish his first paper which was written jointly with Peter Burman in an journal calledBiometrika. The paper, titled "The design of optimum multifactorial experiments", introducedPlackett–Burman experimental designs.[2][3]
In 1947, he became a lecturer at Liverpool University. He would also publish research on the history of statistics. Then, in 1962, he took a short post for the Professor of Statistics atKing's College, Durham before the college merged withNewcastle University in 1963.[2]
He was the first professor of statistics at Newcastle University and held the post until his retirement in 1983.[4] In 1987 theRoyal Statistical Society awarded him theGuy Medal in Gold, having awarded him both the bronze and silver medals earlier in his career.[2]
He authored several books on statistics, including Principles of Regression Analysis (1960),The Analysis of Categorical Data (1974) and An Introduction to the Interpretation of Quantal Responses in Biology (1979, with P. S. Hewlett).[2]
Plackett had a keen interest in climbing. He was married to his wife, Carol, for 65 years. He also had three children: Adam,Jane and Martin.[2]
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