Sir William Palin Elderton KBE PhD (Oslo) (1877–1962) was a British actuary who served as president of the Institute of Actuaries (1932–1934). Elderton also had a very long association with the statistical journal Biometrika. In its early days he published several articles, and in 1935 he became chairman of the Biometrika Trust.
In 1900 when he was training to be an actuary Elderton met Karl Pearson and was drawn into the University College statistical group. In 1902 Elderton computed the first tables of Pearson's chi-squared and in 1907 he published an exposition of the Pearson curves for actuaries. His sister Ethel M. Elderton worked for Pearson, and together the Eldertons wrote an introduction to the new ideas in statistics. She provided financial backing for Pearson's Anthropometric Laboratory, "his fourth laboratory".
W. Palin Elderton (1906) Frequency-Curves and Correlation. London: Charles and Edwin Layton, 172 pages.
W. Palin Elderton and Ethel M. Elderton (1909) Primer of Statistics. London: A&C Black Ltd.
W. Palin Elderton and Richard C. Fippard (1914)The Construction of Mortality and Sickness Tables : a Primer. London : A. & C. Black.
Papersedit
Elderton, William Palin (1902). "Tables for Testing the Goodness of Fit of Theory to Observation". Biometrika. 1 (2): 155–163. doi:10.1093/biomet/1.2.155.
William Palin Elderton (1949): A few statistics on the length of English words. In: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A (General), Vol. CXII, Part IV, p. 436-445.
Elderton's workedit
Karl-Heinz Best (2009): Wortlängen im Englischen. In: Glottometrics 19, p. 1-10. (PDF ram-verlag.) Review of Elderton's model of word length distributions proposing alternative models.)
Peter Grzybek (2006): History and Methodology of Word Length Studies. The State of the Art. In: Peter Grzybek (ed.): Contributions to the Science of Text and Language: Word length studies and related issues. Dordrecht: Springer, S. 15-90. ISBN978-1-4020-4067-2. (Grzybek discusses Elderton's model of word length distributions p. 19-26.)
Referencesedit
^Elderton, W. Palin. "A comparison of some curves used for graduating chance-distributions". Atti del IV Congresso internazionale dei matematici (Roma, 6–11 Aprile 1908). Vol. 3. pp. 233–243.
^A comparison of some curves used for graduating chance distribution."In this paper the principal systems of curves of frequency studied by Pearson, Thiele, Charlier, Edgeworth, Bruns were exhibited. After having outlined the method of perequations of Pearson, the author applied equations of curves of form already known to practical cases relative to typical frequency." p. 28 of: Moore, C. L. E. (October 1908). "The fourth international Congress of Mathematicians: sectional meetings". Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 15: 8–43. doi:10.1090/S0002-9904-1908-01685-9.
Obituariesedit
William P. Elderton FIA; CBE; KBE. TFA, 28 (1962-1964) p. 193-195.
William P. Elderton FIA; CBE; KBE. JIA, 88 (1962) p. 245-252.
Pearson, E. S. (1962). "William Palin Elderton, 1877–1962". Biometrika. 49 (3–4): 297–303. doi:10.1093/biomet/49.3-4.297.
Best, Karl-Heinz (2009): William Palin Elderton (1877-1962). In: Glottometrics 19, p. 99-101. (PDF ram-verlag.) (In German)
F. A. A. Menzler Sir William Palin Elderton, 1877–1962, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A (General), Vol. 125, No. 4 (1962), pp. 669–672
March 17, 2024
william, palin, elderton, oslo, 1877, 1962, british, actuary, served, president, institute, actuaries, 1932, 1934, elderton, also, very, long, association, with, statistical, journal, biometrika, early, days, published, several, articles, 1935, became, chairma. Sir William Palin Elderton KBE PhD Oslo 1877 1962 was a British actuary who served as president of the Institute of Actuaries 1932 1934 Elderton also had a very long association with the statistical journal Biometrika In its early days he published several articles and in 1935 he became chairman of the Biometrika Trust In 1900 when he was training to be an actuary Elderton met Karl Pearson and was drawn into the University College statistical group In 1902 Elderton computed the first tables of Pearson s chi squared and in 1907 he published an exposition of the Pearson curves for actuaries His sister Ethel M Elderton worked for Pearson and together the Eldertons wrote an introduction to the new ideas in statistics She provided financial backing for Pearson s Anthropometric Laboratory his fourth laboratory Elderton was an invited speaker in the International Congress of Mathematicians 1908 Rome 1 2 Contents 1 Books 2 Papers 3 Elderton s work 4 References 5 ObituariesBooks editW Palin Elderton 1906 Frequency Curves and Correlation London Charles and Edwin Layton 172 pages W Palin Elderton and Ethel M Elderton 1909 Primer of Statistics London A amp C Black Ltd W Palin Elderton and Richard C Fippard 1914 The Construction of Mortality and Sickness Tables a Primer London A amp C Black Papers editElderton William Palin 1902 Tables for Testing the Goodness of Fit of Theory to Observation Biometrika 1 2 155 163 doi 10 1093 biomet 1 2 155 William Palin Elderton 1949 A few statistics on the length of English words In Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A General Vol CXII Part IV p 436 445 Elderton s work editKarl Heinz Best 2009 Wortlangen im Englischen In Glottometrics 19 p 1 10 PDF ram verlag Review of Elderton s model of word length distributions proposing alternative models Peter Grzybek 2006 History and Methodology of Word Length Studies The State of the Art In Peter Grzybek ed Contributions to the Science of Text and Language Word length studies and related issues Dordrecht Springer S 15 90 ISBN 978 1 4020 4067 2 Grzybek discusses Elderton s model of word length distributions p 19 26 References edit Elderton W Palin A comparison of some curves used for graduating chance distributions Atti del IV Congresso internazionale dei matematici Roma 6 11 Aprile 1908 Vol 3 pp 233 243 A comparison of some curves used for graduating chance distribution In this paper the principal systems of curves of frequency studied by Pearson Thiele Charlier Edgeworth Bruns were exhibited After having outlined the method of perequations of Pearson the author applied equations of curves of form already known to practical cases relative to typical frequency p 28 of Moore C L E October 1908 The fourth international Congress of Mathematicians sectional meetings Bull Amer Math Soc 15 8 43 doi 10 1090 S0002 9904 1908 01685 9 Obituaries editWilliam P Elderton FIA CBE KBE TFA 28 1962 1964 p 193 195 William P Elderton FIA CBE KBE JIA 88 1962 p 245 252 Pearson E S 1962 William Palin Elderton 1877 1962 Biometrika 49 3 4 297 303 doi 10 1093 biomet 49 3 4 297 Best Karl Heinz 2009 William Palin Elderton 1877 1962 In Glottometrics 19 p 99 101 PDF ram verlag In German F A A Menzler Sir William Palin Elderton 1877 1962 Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A General Vol 125 No 4 1962 pp 669 672 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Palin Elderton amp oldid 1066181847, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
