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Hubert Lilliefors

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Hubert Whitman Lilliefors (June 14, 1928 – February 23, 2008 in Bethesda, Maryland) was an American statistician, noted for his introduction of the Lilliefors test.

Lilliefors received a BA in mathematics from George Washington University in 1952.[1] He was a professor of statistics at George Washington University for 39 years, and he also obtained his PhD there in 1964 under the supervision of Solomon Kullback.

A memorial session in his honor was held at the Joint Statistical Meetings in August 2009 in Washington, D.C..

References

  1. ^ "Herbert W. Lilliefors". Lansing State Journal. June 16, 1952. p. 13. Retrieved May 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon