Morris H. DeGroot
Statistician, Author
1931 – 1989
Who was Morris H. DeGroot?
Morris Herman DeGroot was an American statistician.
Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, DeGroot graduated from Roosevelt University and earned master's and doctor's degrees from the University of Chicago. DeGroot joined Carnegie Mellon in 1957 and became a University Professor, the school's highest faculty position.
He wrote three books, edited four volumes and authored over one hundred papers. Most of his research was on the theory of rational decision-making under uncertainty. His Optimal Statistical Decisions, published in 1970, is still recognized as one of the great books in the field. His undergraduate text, Probability and Statistics, published in 1975, is widely recognized as a classic textbook.
DeGroot was elected fellow of the American Statistical Association, the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, the International Statistical Institute, the Econometric Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
He was the founding editor of the review journal Statistical Science.
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- Born
- Jun 8, 1931
United States of America - Also known as
- Morris DeGroot
- Profession
- Died
- Nov 2, 1989
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on July 23, 2013
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