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Gertrude Mary Cox

American statistician1906 to 1978

Wikidata names George W. Snedecor as doctoral advisor. Linked to Wikidata.

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George W. Snedecor

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stated by WikidataGeorge W. Snedecor

Theses

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A Statistical Investigation of a Teacher's Ability as Indicated by the Success of His Students in Subsequent Courses
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Education and career5

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1925 to 1931
Iowa State University
studied
1931 to 1933
University of California, Berkeley
studied
1933 to 1940
Iowa State University
worked
1940 to 1960
North Carolina State University
worked
1960 to 1964
RTI International
worked

At a glance

known as: mathematician, statistician, university teacher
fields: statistics
awards: Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, 1944, Fellow of the American Statistical Association
member of: National Academy of Sciences, from 1975, International Biometric Society, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, from 1944
Wikipedia: in 20 languages

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Read on 16 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q450290,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Gertrude Mary Cox: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q450290},
  note = {read on 2026-10-16}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 16). Gertrude Mary Cox: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-16]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q450290