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Henry Daniels (statistician)

Henry Daniels (statistician) is a mathematics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Henry Daniels (statistician) rather than just read about it. In short: Henry Ellis Daniels FRS (2 October 1912 – 16 April 2000) was a British statistician. He was President of the Royal Statistical Society (1974–1975), and was awarded its Guy Medal in Gold in 1984, following a silver medal in 1947.

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Reference excerpt

Henry Ellis Daniels FRS (2 October 1912 – 16 April 2000) was a British statistician. He was President of the Royal Statistical Society (1974–1975), and was awarded its Guy Medal in Gold in 1984, following a silver medal in 1947. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1980. The Parry-Daniels map is named after him (together with the English mathematician Bill Parry).

Education and career Daniels was born in London and was educated at George Heriot's School. He subsequently graduated from the University of Edinburgh (M.A. Hons. 1933, PhD 1943) and went on to further study at Clare College, Cambridge (B.A. 1935). In 1957, he became the first Professor of Mathematical Statistics at the University of Birmingham. He stayed at the university till his retirement in 1978. After retirement, he went to Cambridge and lived there until his death. He died at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, having suffered a "massive stroke" at breakfast time the previous day. His funeral was officiated, at his request, by a humanist. The watchmaker George Daniels (no relation) enlisted Daniels' help with the equations required for the design of his Space Traveller's Watch.

Personal life Daniels' family was Jewish, of Russian (partly Polish and partly Lithuanian) origin. In 1950, Daniels married Barbara Pickering; together, they had two children. In 2000, while on travel during a workshop held at Gregynog Hall, Daniels suffered a massive stroke and died at the nearby Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

Selected publications by Daniels Daniels, H. E. (1954). "Saddlepoint Approximations in Statistics" (PDF). The Annals of Mathematical Statistics. 25 (4): 631–650. doi:10.1214/aoms/1177728652. Daniels, H. E. (1975). "Statistics in Universities--A Personal View". Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. 138 (1): 1–17. doi:10.2307/2345246. JSTOR 2345246.

References

External links Papers and biographical sketch Archived 9 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine Photograph The History of the Cambridge Statistical Laboratory Archived 19 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Henry Daniels (statistician)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Henry Daniels (statistician) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In mathematics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Henry Daniels (statistician) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Henry Daniels (statistician) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Henry Daniels (statistician)

In research: Henry Daniels (statistician) appears in mathematics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Henry Daniels (statistician) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Henry Daniels (statistician) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1912 births, 2000 deaths, 20th-century British statisticians, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Henry Daniels (statistician) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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