David Firth (statistician)

David Firth
David Firth
Born	22 December 1957; Wakefield, United Kingdom
Alma mater	University of Cambridge (BA); Imperial College London (MSc, PhD);
Known for	Bias-reduced maximum likelihood estimates; Election exit-polling; Quasi variances;
Awards	Guy Medal (bronze, 1998) (silver, 2012); John M Chambers Statistical Software Award (2007); Fellow of the British Academy (2008);
	Scientific career
Fields	Statistics
Institutions	Imperial College London; University of Texas at Austin; University of Southampton; University of Oxford; Nuffield College, Oxford; University of Warwick;
Thesis	Quasi-likelihood estimation: Efficiency and other aspects (1987)
Doctoral advisor	David Roxbee Cox
Website	warwick.ac.uk/dfirth

David Firth FBA (born 22 December 1957) is a British statistician. He is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Warwick.

David Firth
Born	(1957-12-22) 22 December 1957 Wakefield, United Kingdom
Alma mater	University of Cambridge (BA) Imperial College London (MSc, PhD)
Known for	Bias-reduced maximum likelihood estimates Election exit-polling Quasi variances
Awards	Guy Medal (bronze, 1998) (silver, 2012) John M Chambers Statistical Software Award (2007) Fellow of the British Academy (2008)
Scientific career
Fields	Statistics
Institutions	Imperial College London University of Texas at Austin University of Southampton University of Oxford Nuffield College, Oxford University of Warwick
Thesis	Quasi-likelihood estimation: Efficiency and other aspects (1987)
Doctoral advisor	David Roxbee Cox

Website	warwick.ac.uk/dfirth