Robin Plackett

Robin L. Plackett
Born	3 September 1920
Died	23 June 2009
Nationality	British
Known for	Plackett–Burman designs
Awards	Guy Medal (Bronze, 1968) (Silver, 1973) (Gold, 1987)
Scientific career
Fields	Statistics
Institutions	Newcastle University

Robin L. Plackett (3 September 1920 – 23 June 2009) was a statistician best known for his contributions to the history of statistics and to experimental design, most notably the Plackett–Burman designs.

He was the first professor of statistics at Newcastle University and held the post until his retirement in 1983. In 1987 the Royal Statistical Society awarded him the Guy Medal in Gold, having awarded him both the bronze and silver medals earlier in his career.

He authored several books on statistics, including Principles of Regression Analysis (1960), The Analysis of Categorical Data (1974) and An Introduction to the Interpretation of Quantal Responses in Biology (1979, with P. S. Hewlett).

References

• Coleman, Shirley (2005). "Facing the future with confidence". Scientific Computing World (October/November 2005): 39.

Further reading

• Diggle, Peter; Henderson, Robin; Matthews, John (2010). "Robert Lewis Plackett, 1920–2009". Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A. 173 (1): 265–267. doi:10.1111/j.1467-985X.2009.00623.x.