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David Blackwell

This Month in Statistics History: Black History Month

February 2, 2026 Leave a Comment

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This month, we highlight the contributions of seven pioneering Black and African American statisticians.

Charles Bernard Bell Jr.

February 2, 2026 Leave a Comment

Charles Bernard Bell Jr.

Charles Bernard Bell Jr. was a pioneering statistician elected as an ASA Fellow and an Institute of Mathematical Statistics Honored Fellow. Bell earned his doctorate in mathematical statistics from the University of Notre Dame in 1953.

This Month in Statistics History: April

April 1, 2025 Leave a Comment

Who developed the first formal significance test in 1710? Who introduced the concept of the ‘average man’ and what became the Body Mass Index? Find out in this month’s history in statistics.

People News for January

January 1, 2015 Leave a Comment

Hugo Blackwell (David Blackwell’s son) displays David Blackwell’s National Medal of Science with ASA Past President Nathaniel Schenker.

News and information about members of the ASA highlighted in the January issue. For a complete listing of news and information about the members of the ASA, click here.

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