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1、alifeinstatisticsalifeinstatisticsPurposes,methods,philosophiesPeterArmitagehasenjoyedalonganddistinguishedcareerinbiostatistics,andhasalsogivenconsiderablethoughttothewayinwhichstatisticsistaughttonon-mathematicians,perhapsbecause,hesaysjokingly,healwaysfoundmathsabitdiff
2、iculthimself.Nowinretirement,heisstillcommunicatingstatisticalideasinhisrôleasEditoroftheEncyclopediaofBiostatistics1.ThewaryearsTherewasaresearchsectioninSR17,headedbyGeorgeBarnard,whohadpreviouslybeenanappliedAfterspecialisinginmathsatschoolinHuddersfield,statisticianwith
3、theengineeringfirmPlesseyandwhoYorkshire,ArmitageleftinJanuary1941,attheageofthereforealreadyhadastrongbackgroundinengineer-17,togotoCambridge.“Therewasatendencyattheingstatistics.“Hewasaverysuitablepersontostarttimetopushpeopleintostartingcollegeatawkwardtrainingpeopleondo
4、ingworkonsamplinginspectiontimesintheacademicyear,becausetheyweren’tsureandqualitycontrol,aboutwhichweallknewnothing.howlongyouweregoingtobeabletostaythere.SoIWereallydidn’tevenknowagreatdealaboutstatistics;didtwotermsofPartI,andthenanotheryeartakingwehadbeentothesecourses
5、,butwedidn’thavemuchPrelims.”ofafeelingforthehands-onaspectofthesubject;toTherewasadriveinthesummerof1943torecruitsomeextentwewereteachingeachother,givinglittlepeopleintoindustrialstatisticsaspartofthewaref-seminarsandarguingwitheachother.”fort,andintheearlyautumnof1943Arm
6、itagebeganSomeofArmitage’sfirstworkconcernedproblemsworkinaunitcalledSR17intheMinistryofSupplyofsamplinginspection,andearlyattemptstomakesomealongsidenumerousothernovicestatisticians,includ-progresswithsequentialanalysis.“Therewasageneraling,forexample,DennisLindley.Atthatp
7、oint,hefeltfeelingthatsequentialinspectionwasthewayaheadinnoparticularaffinityforstatistics,havingoriginallyintendedtobeaschoolteacher.“IhadtakenacourseAlotofpeoplewhowouldbeonstatisticsduringPartIofnoparticularinterest,andabletounderstandthepurposesthenanotherwithJ.O.Irwin—
8、hehadbeenworkinginofstatisticalmethods,andwouldLondonfortheMedicalResearchCouncilbeforeth
