Morris H. Hansen

Morris H. Hansen
Born	15 December 1910(1910-12-15) Thermopolis, Wyoming , USA
Died	Washington D.C., USA
Nationality	American
Fields	Statistician
Institutions	United States Census Bureau Westat
Alma mater	University of Wyoming, American University
Known for	Survey sampling theory

Morris Howard Hansen (1910-1990) was an American statistician. While at the United States Census Bureau, he was one of the first to develop methods for statistical sampling and made contributions in many areas of surveys and censuses.

Biography

Early life

Hansen graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1934^[1] and then moved to Washington DC in search of a job. He ended up at the Census Bureau and taking classes In 1940 he obtained a master's degree in statistics.

Early professional years

During his time at the Census Bureau, Hansen made contributions to the theory and practice of sampling, as well as to non-sampling errors. He also served as President of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics in 1953 and President of the American Statistical Association in 1960.

Later years

After retiring from the Census Bureau, Hansen worked at Westat^[2].

See also

• Survey sampling

Notes

1. ^ http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/oh-hanse.pdf, 1983 Census interview
2. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/12/obituaries/morris-h-hansen-79-census-statistician.html, New York Times Obituary

References

• Statistical Science, Vol. 2, No. 2 (May, 1987), pp. 162-179
• Hansen, MH, Hurwitz, WN, and Madow, WG, Sample Survey Methods and Theory, Volume I New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1953.
• Hansen, MH, Hurwitz, WN, and Madow, WG, Sample Survey Methods and Theory, Volume II New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1953.

External links

• Article from Amstat News

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Name	Hansen, Morris
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Date of birth	15 December 1910
Place of birth	Thermopolis, Wyoming , USA
Date of death	1990
Place of death	Washington D.C., USA