William Hunter (statistician)
William Gordon Hunter, or Bill Hunter, was a statistician at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was co-author of the classic book Statistics for Experimenters, and co-founder of the Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement with George E. P. Box.
Hunter was born March 27, 1937, in
He contributed to the book Statistics for Experimenters by
According to Box, "[Hunter] wanted to make a difference in the lives of less fortunate people, and he and his family spent extended periods of time helping
Hunter was a leader in the effort to adopt the Deming system of Profound Knowledge and related ideas in the public sector. He contributed to Deming's Out of the Crisis, relating how the city of Madison applied Deming's ideas to a public sector organization.
He was a fellow of the
Hunter died of cancer on December 29, 1986, at the age of 49.
References
- ^ "William G. Hunter: An innovator and Catalyst for Quality Improvement by George Box". speech by George Box. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ W. S. Hunter & E. Chacko, "Building a Quality Movement" Quality Progress, August, 1972.
- ^ "online cv". Retrieved 4 February 2012.
External links
- Web site by his son
- Assessment of his life by George Box
- Statistics for Experimenters
- Obituary (starting on page 5)
- Hunter Award presented by the Statistics Division of the American Society for Quality
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