Nationality American Name David Moore | Role Statistician Fields Statistics | |
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Alma mater Princeton University, Cornell University Known for writing statistics textbooks Education Princeton University, Cornell University People also search for George P McCabe, Dan Yates, Brigitte Baldi, Fred Hoppe, William Duckworth, Dennis K Pearl Books Introduction to the practice o, The Practice of Statistics, The Practice of Statistics f, Essential Statistics, Statistics Through Applications | ||
David Sheldon Moore is an American statistician, who is known for his leadership of statistics education for many decades.
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Biography
David S. Moore received his A.B. from Princeton University and the Ph.D. from Cornell University in mathematics.
In statistics education, David S. Moore is the author of a series of influential textbooks in statistical science, which use only high school algebra: Introduction to the Practice of Statistics (with George McCabe), of An Introduction to the Basic Practice of Statistics, and of Statistics: Concepts and Controversies.
In statistical science, David S. Moore has done research in the asymptotic theory of robust and nonparametric statistics.
Professor Moore was the 1998 President of the American Statistical Association.
David S. Moore is a retired (in 2004) Shanti S. Gupta Distinguished Professor of Statistics, Emeritus at Purdue University.
Professor Moore has served as the first president of the International Association for Statistical Education. He was the content developer for the Annenberg/Corporation for Public Broadcasting college-level telecourse Against All Odds: Inside Statistics.