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Charles Spearman

English psychologist (1863-1945) · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Died at 82

Charles Edward Spearman, FRS was an English psychologist known for work in statistics, as a pioneer of factor analysis, and for Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.

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Fellow of the Royal Society

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He also did seminal work on models for human intelligence, including his theory that disparate cognitive test scores reflect a single general intelligence factor and coining the term g factor.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1863 to 1945 · aged 82