Wilks Memorial Award

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Wilks Memorial Award
Awarded forOutstanding contributions to statistics
Country USA
Presented by American Statistical Association
First awarded1964
Website https://www.amstat.org/ASA/Your-Career/Awards/Samuel-S-Wilks-Memorial-Award.aspx

The Wilks Memorial Award is awarded by the American Statistical Association to recognize outstanding contributions to statistics. It was established in 1964 and is awarded yearly. It is named in memory of the statistician Samuel S. Wilks. The award consists of a medal, a citation and a cash honorarium of US$1500 (as of 2008). [1]

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References

  1. "Wilks Memorial Award". American Statistical Association.
  2. "Professors Utts and Stern Honored with American Statistical Association Awards". www.stat.uci.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  3. "Samuel S. Wilks Memorial Award". www.amstat.org. Retrieved 2025-01-01.