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'''Quinn McNemar''' (1900–1986) was a US [[psychologist]] and [[statistician]]. He is known for his work on [[IQ tests]], for his book ''Psychological Statistics'' (1949) and for [[McNemar's test]], the statistical test he introduced in 1947.<ref name=ST>{{cite journal|title=Quinn McNemar, reviser of IQ test|date=Spring-Summer 1986|journal=Sandstone and Tile|publisher=Stanford Historical Society|volume=10|issue=3-4|url=http://histsoc.stanford.edu/pdfST/ST10no3_4.pdf}}</ref> |
'''Quinn McNemar''' (1900–1986) was a US [[psychologist]] and [[statistician]]. He is known for his work on [[IQ tests]], for his book ''Psychological Statistics'' (1949) and for [[McNemar's test]], the statistical test he introduced in 1947.<ref name=McNemar1947>{{Cite journal| doi = 10.1007/BF02295996| volume = 12| issue = 2| pages = 153–157| last = McNemar| first = Quinn| title = Note on the sampling error of the difference between correlated proportions or percentages| journal = Psychometrika| date = 1947-06-18| pmid = 20254758}}</ref><ref name=ST>{{cite journal|title=Quinn McNemar, reviser of IQ test|date=Spring-Summer 1986|journal=Sandstone and Tile|publisher=Stanford Historical Society|volume=10|issue=3-4|url=http://histsoc.stanford.edu/pdfST/ST10no3_4.pdf}}</ref> |
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He was born in [[Greenland, West Virginia]] in 1900. He obtained his bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1925 from [[Juniata College]], studied for his doctorate in psychology under [[Lewis Terman]] at [[Stanford University]], and joined the faculty at Stanford in 1931. In 1942 he published ''The Revision of the [[Stanford-Binet Scale]]'', the IQ test released in 1916 by Terman. By the time he retired from Stanford in 1965 he held professorships in psychology, statistics and education. He taught for another five years at the [[University of Texas]] before retiring to [[Palo Alto]], where he died in 1986.<ref name=ST/> |
He was born in [[Greenland, West Virginia]] in 1900. He obtained his bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1925 from [[Juniata College]], studied for his doctorate in psychology under [[Lewis Terman]] at [[Stanford University]], and joined the faculty at Stanford in 1931. In 1942 he published ''The Revision of the [[Stanford-Binet Scale]]'', the IQ test released in 1916 by Terman. By the time he retired from Stanford in 1965 he held professorships in psychology, statistics and education. He taught for another five years at the [[University of Texas]] before retiring to [[Palo Alto]], where he died in 1986.<ref name=ST/> |
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Quinn McNemar | |
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| Born | 1900 |
| Died | 1986 |
| Citizenship | US |
| Alma mater | Juniata College Stanford University |
| Known for | McNemar's test Revising the Stanford-Binet IQ test |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | psychology, statistics |
| Institutions | Stanford University University of Texas |
| Doctoral advisor | Lewis Terman |
Quinn McNemar (1900–1986) was a US psychologist and statistician. He is known for his work on IQ tests, for his book Psychological Statistics (1949) and for McNemar's test, the statistical test he introduced in 1947.[1][2]
He was born in Greenland, West Virginia in 1900. He obtained his bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1925 from Juniata College, studied for his doctorate in psychology under Lewis Terman at Stanford University, and joined the faculty at Stanford in 1931. In 1942 he published The Revision of the Stanford-Binet Scale, the IQ test released in 1916 by Terman. By the time he retired from Stanford in 1965 he held professorships in psychology, statistics and education. He taught for another five years at the University of Texas before retiring to Palo Alto, where he died in 1986.[2]
He was President of the Psychometric Society in 1951 and of the American Psychological Association in 1964.[3]
References
- ^ McNemar, Quinn (1947-06-18). "Note on the sampling error of the difference between correlated proportions or percentages". Psychometrika. 12 (2): 153–157. doi:10.1007/BF02295996. PMID 20254758.
- ^ a b "Quinn McNemar, reviser of IQ test" (PDF). Sandstone and Tile. 10 (3–4). Stanford Historical Society. Spring–Summer 1986.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ "Quinn McNemar". A Dictionary of Statistics. Oxford University Press. 2008.