Samuel Sanford Shapiro (July 13, 1930 – November 5, 2023) was an American statistician and engineer. He was a professor emeritus of statistics at Florida International University. He was known for his co-authorship of the Shapiro–Wilk test and the Shapiro–Francia test.
Samuel Sanford Shapiro | |
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| Born | July 13, 1930 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 5, 2023 (aged 93) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University Columbia University City College of New York |
| Known for | Shapiro–Wilk test Shapiro–Francia test |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Statistics |
| Institutions | Florida International University |
A native of New York City, Shapiro graduated from City College of New York with a degree in statistics in 1952, and took an MS in industrial engineering at Columbia University in 1954. He briefly served as a statistician in the US Army Chemical Corps, before earning a MS (1960) and PhD (1963) in statistics at Rutgers University. In 1972 he joined the faculty at Florida International University.
In 1987 he was elected a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.[1]
Shapiro died on November 5, 2023, at the age of 93.[2]
References
edit- ^ View/Search Fellows of the ASA, accessed 2016-11-01.
- ^ "Samuel S. Shapiro". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 28 December 2023.