Edward H. Simpson

Edward Simpson
Simpson in 1942
Born(1922-12-10)10 December 1922
Died5 February 2019(2019-02-05) (aged 96)
England, UK
Alma materQueen's University Belfast
Christ's College, Cambridge
Known forCryptoanalysis using Banburismus
Simpson's paradox
Simpson's index
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics, statistics
InstitutionsBletchley Park
Civil Service
Doctoral advisorMaurice Bartlett

Edward Hugh Simpson CB (10 December 1922[1] – 5 February 2019[2][3][4]) was a British codebreaker, statistician and civil servant. He was best known for having described Simpson's paradox along with Udny Yule.

  1. ^ Simpson, Edward Hugh, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
  2. ^ FM, Player. "E86 - From Cassino To Kohima Bletchley Park podcast". player.fm. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  3. ^ Obituaries, Telegraph (11 March 2019). "Edward Simpson, brilliant mathematician who broke enemy naval ciphers at Bletchley and later devised Simpson's Paradox – obituary". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  4. ^ Christensen, Chris (March 2019). "Edward Hugh Simpson CB: Obituary". Cryptologia. doi:10.1080/01611194.2019.1583823.

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