P. A. P. Moran
Australian statistician
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Patrick Alfred Pierce Moran FRS was an Australian statistician who made significant contributions to probability theory and its application to population and evolutionary genetics. Early years Patrick Moran was born in Sydney and was the only child of Herbert Michael Moran , a prominent surgeon and captain of the first Wallabies, and Eva Mann . Patrick did have five other siblings, but they all died at or shortly after birth. He completed his high school studies in Bathurst, in three and a half years instead of the normal five-year course. At age 16, in 1934, he commenced study at the University of Sydney where he studied chemistry, math and physics, graduating with first class honours in mathematics in 1937. Following graduation he went to study at Cambridge University from 1937 to 1939, his supervisors noted that he was not a good mathematician and the outbreak of World War II interrupted his studies. He graduated with an MA from St John's College, Cambridge, on 22 January 1943 and continued his studies there from 1945 to 1946. He was admitted to Balliol College, Oxford University, on 3 December 1946. He was awarded an MA, from Oxford University, by incorporation in 1947.
P. A. P. Moran's Published Works
Published Works
- Notes on continuous stochastic phenomena. (1950) (5953)
- An introduction to probability theory (1968) (3065)
- The Interpretation of Statistical Maps (1948) (2185)
- Random processes in genetics (1958) (980)
- The statistical analysis of the Canadian Lynx cycle. (1953) (920)
- On the method of paired comparisons. (1947) (897)
- The statistical processes of evolutionary theory. (1963) (527)
- Additive functions of intervals and Hausdorff measure (1946) (438)
- A test for the serial independence of residuals. (1950) (357)
- Mathematics of Statistics (1948) (286)
- Hypothesis Testing in Time Series Analysis. (1951) (270)
- Estimating structural and functional relationships (1971) (225)
- A MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF ANIMAL TRAPPING (1951) (198)
- The Theory of Storage (1961) (198)
- The Statistical Analsis of the Canadian Lynx cycle. 1. Structure and Prediction. (1953) (192)
- On the estimation and testing of spatial interaction in Gaussian lattice processes (1975) (165)
- On the nonexistence of adaptive topographies (1963) (159)
- Some remarks on animal population dynamics. (1950) (155)
- Maximum-likelihood estimation in non-standard conditions (1971) (153)
- On asymptotically optimal tests of composite hypotheses (1970) (129)
- Wandering distributions and the electrophoretic profile. II. (1975) (120)
- Testing for correlation between non-negative variates. (1967) (114)
- SOME THEOREMS ON TIME SERIES II. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SERIAL CORRELATION COEFFICIENT (1948) (111)
- Statistical inference with bivariate gamma distributions (1969) (104)
- Wandering distributions and the electrophoretic profile. (1975) (98)
- Rank correlation and product-moment correlation. (1948) (95)
- The utility of latent trait models in psychiatric epidemiology (1986) (91)
- Random division of an interval (1951) (89)
- THE RANDOM DIVISION OF AN INTERVAL-PART III (1951) (79)
- On the quantiles of the gamma and F distributions (1978) (74)
- A Gaussian Markovian process on a square lattice (1973) (73)
- A MATRIX INEQUALITY (1960) (71)
- A PROBABILITY THEORY OF A DAM WITH A CONTINUOUS RELEASE (1956) (69)
- The Theory of Some Genetical Effects of Population Subdivision (1959) (60)
- Some theorems on time series. (1947) (57)
- The Statistical Analysis of the Sunspot and Lynx Cycles (1949) (54)
- Commentary on R. A. Fisher's paper on The Correlation Between Relatives on the Supposition of Mendelian Inheritance. (1967) (51)
- Estimation Methods for Evolutive Processes (1951) (50)
- Global stability of genetic systems governed by mutation and selection (1976) (48)
- The survival of a mutant gene under selection (1959) (48)
- On the range of cumulative sums (1964) (48)
- The Genetic Effects of Family Structure in Natural Populations. (1959) (48)
- Partial and multiple rank correlation. (1951) (45)
- The statistical treatment of flood flows (1957) (43)
- Asymptotic properties of homogeneity tests (1973) (43)
- The dilution assay of viruses (1954) (42)
- A note on recent research in geometrical probability (1966) (42)
- Measuring the length of a curve (1966) (42)
- THE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF GAME-BIRD RECORDS. II (1952) (41)
- Random circles on a sphere (1962) (38)
- A theory of dams with continuous input and a general release rule (1969) (38)
- Production of Non-Infective Particles among Influenza Viruses: Do Changes in Virulence Accompany the von Magnus phenomenon? (1955) (37)
- The estimation of standard errors in Monte Carlo simulation experiments (1975) (37)
- Numerical integration by systematic sampling (1950) (37)
- Theory of Probability.@@@An Introduction to Probability Theory.@@@The Analysis of Time Series: An Introduction. (1985) (36)
- A second note on recent research in geometrical probability (1969) (36)
- THE ESTIMATION OF THE PARAMETERS OF A BIRTH AND DEATH PROCESS. (1953) (34)
- The numerical evaluation of a class of integrals (1956) (34)
- Simulation and Evaluation of Complex Water Systems Operations (1970) (33)
- A characteristic property of the Poisson distribution (1952) (33)
- The effect of selection in a haploid genetic population (1958) (32)
- Entropy, Markov processes and Boltzmann's H-theorem (1961) (31)
- Necessary conditions for Markovian processes on a lattice (1973) (27)
- Testing for serial correlation with exponentially distributed variates. (1967) (25)
- Two-Sided Inequalities for Waiting Time and Queue Size Distributions in $GI/G/1$ (1968) (24)
- Calculation of the normal distribution function (1980) (24)
- Dams in series with continuous release (1967) (23)
- On the theory of selection dependent on two loci (1968) (21)
- Unsolved Problems in Evolutionary Theory (1967) (21)
- The random volume of interpenetrating spheres in space (1973) (19)
- The dilution assay of viruses. II (1954) (19)
- Some Experiments on the Prediction of Sunspot Numbers (1954) (18)
- A Test of Significance for an Unidentifiable Relation (1956) (17)
- The uniform consistency of maximum-likelihood estimators (1971) (17)
- The survival of a mutant under general conditions (1961) (17)
- Recent Developments in Ranking Theory (1950) (16)
- The Methodology of Rain-Making Experiments (1970) (16)
- THE MONTE CARLO EVALUATION OF ORTHANT PROBABILITIES FOR MULTIVARIATE NORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS (1984) (16)
- Familial Effects in Schizophrenia and Homosexuality* (1972) (16)
- THE POWER OF A CROSS-OVER TEST FOR THE ARTIFICIAL STIMULATION OF RAIN (1959) (16)
- THE PROBABALISTIC BASIS OF STEREOLOGY (1972) (16)
- Rank correlation and permutation distributions (1948) (15)
- Measuring the Surface Area of a Convex Body (1944) (15)
- The Logic of the Mathematical Theory of Animal Populations (1954) (14)
- TESTING THE LARGEST OF A SET OF CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS (1980) (13)
- Quaternions, Haar Measure and the Estimation of a Palaeomagnetic Rotation (1975) (13)
- ON THE MEASUREMENT OF NATURAL SELECTION DEPENDENT ON SEVERAL LOCI (1963) (13)
- Balanced Polymorphisms With Unlinked Loci (1963) (13)
- A NEW EXPANSION FOR THE MULTIVARIATE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION1 (1983) (12)
- The oscillatory behaviour of moving averages (1950) (12)
- THE ESTIMATION OF DEATH-RATES FROM CAPTURE-MARK-RECAPTURE SAMPLING (1952) (11)
- A Curvilinear Ranking Test (1950) (11)
- Approximate relations between series and integrals (1958) (11)
- On Plane Sets of Fractional Dimensions (1949) (10)
- Another test for heterogeneity of host resistance in dilution assays (1958) (10)
- Class migration and the schizophrenic polymorphism (1964) (10)
- The spectral theory of discrete stochastic processes. (1949) (10)
- PATH COEFFICIENTS RECONSIDERED (1961) (10)
- A central limit theorem for exchangeable variates with geometric applications (1973) (10)
- A selective model for electrophoretic profiles in protein polymorphisms. (1976) (9)
- The statistical distribution of the length of a rubber molecule (1948) (9)
- The volume occupied by normally distributed spheres (1974) (9)
- The closest pair of N random points on the surface of a sphere (1979) (8)
- Probability Theory and its Applications. Volume I. (1951) (7)
- Rapid methods for estimating correlation coefficients (1951) (7)
- A note on serial correlation coefficients (1970) (7)
- The survival of a mutant gene under selection. II (1960) (7)
- THE AUSTRALIAN STATISTICAL SOCIETY (1963) (7)
- On a Problem of S. Ulam (1946) (7)
- THE RATE OF APPROACH TO HOMOZYGOSITY (1958) (6)
- A theorem on multiple integrals (1951) (6)
- The distribution of the multiple correlation coefficient (1950) (6)
- Statistical theory of a high-speed photoelectric planimeter (1968) (6)
- Exact tests for serial correlation in vector processes (1956) (6)
- ESTIMATION FROM INEQUALITIES (1966) (6)
- THE USE OF CORRELATION IN LARGE SAMPLES (1979) (5)
- THE EFFECTS OF SERIAL CORRELATION ON A RANDOMIZED RAIN‐MAKING EXPERIMENT (1972) (4)
- The distribution of gene frequency in a bisexual diploid population (1958) (4)
- Edmund Alfred Cornish (1971) (4)
- Surface Area of Small Objects (1944) (4)
- STATISTICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA SPECIAL LECTURE (October 28th, 1975): WHAT SHOULD A PROFESSOR OF STATISTICS DO? (1975) (4)
- Another quasi-Poisson plane point process (1976) (4)
- Some general results on random walks, with genetic applications (1963) (4)
- How to find out in Statistical and Probability Theory (1974) (3)
- Measuring Resistance to Virus Infection (1955) (3)
- Identification problems in latent trait models (1986) (3)
- The Statistical Design of an Experiment to Test the Stimulation of Rain (1955) (3)
- Orthant probabilities and Gaussian Markov processes (1986) (3)
- Problems and mistakes in statistical analysis (1973) (3)
- Asymptotic analysis and local lattice central limit theorems (1979) (3)
- A Quasi‐Poisson Point‐Process in the Plane (1976) (3)
- Corrigenda: The Random Division of an Interval (1981) (3)
- CALCULATION OF MULTIVARIATE NORMAL PROBABILITIES—ANOTHER SPECIAL CASE (1985) (2)
- Maximum-likelihood estimators with known incidental parameters (1972) (2)
- Statistical Methods in Psychiatric Research (1969) (2)
- Discussion of “The statistical treatment of flood flows” (1958) (2)
- The translations of linear sets of fractional dimensions (1954) (1)
- SOME NOTES ON PERMANENTS (1988) (1)
- The IASPS and Its Satellite Symposia (1971) (1)
- A CLASS OF COMPLEX MARKOFF CHAINS (1948) (1)
- Further results for the counterfeit coin problems (1950) (1)
- The Measure of Plane Sets (1943) (0)
- Numerical evaluation of a class of integrals (1957) (0)
- TESTING THE CONCORDANCE OF EVENTS WITH THEIR PROBABILITIES (1983) (0)
- INEQUALITIES FOR THE BESSEL FUNCTION I n (x) (1957) (0)
- VARIATES WITH GEOMETRIC APPLICATIONS (1973) (0)
- The electrostatic capacity of an ellipsoid (1983) (0)
- Parsimony in the construction of diagnostic scales. (1985) (0)
- Random associations on a lattice (1949) (0)
- NEYMAN—FROM LIFE (1984) (0)
- Obituary: Yu. V. Linnik (1973) (0)
- Stochastic Processes (1950) (0)
- Battle of Lake Erie (0)
- ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS AND LOCAL LATTICE (1979) (0)
- IQ Statistics (1975) (0)
- Battle of Bunker Hill / E. Percy Moran. (0)
- The Use of Statistics in Geography (1975) (0)
- [Molly Pitcher firing cannon at Battle of Monmouth] / E. Percy Moran. (0)
- Review: N. U. Prabhu, Queues and Inventories (1966) (0)
- Schizophrenia as a genetic morphism. (1965) (0)
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