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William Sealy Gosset

British statistician (1876–1937)

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Lived 1876–1937, aged 61United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited KingdomAcademicsAcademic
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    1876–1937
    Aged 61
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Updated 2026-06-20

William Sealy Gosset was an English statistician, chemist and brewer who worked for Guinness. In statistics, he pioneered small-sample experimental design. Gosset published under the pen name Student and developed Student's t-distribution – originally called Student's "z" – and "Student's test of statistical significance".

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