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Leo Goodman

American statistician and sociologist (1928-2020) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 92

Leo Aria Goodman was an American statistician. He was known particularly for developing statistical methods for the social sciences, including statistical methods for analyzing categorical data and data from statistical surveys.

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2020Died22 December 20202010Paul F. Lazarsfeld AwardAward1995W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship awardAward1959Guggenheim FellowshipAward1956Fellow of the American Statistical AssociationAward1953Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical StatisticsAward1928Born7 August 1928

Awards

Paul F. Lazarsfeld Award2010
W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship award1995
Guggenheim Fellowship1959
Fellow of the American Statistical Association1956
Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics1953

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 2020 · aged 92