Harvey Goldstein (30 October 1939 – 9 April 2020) was a British

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known for his contributions to

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ling methodology and software, and for applying this to

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and

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s. Goldstein was born in Whitechapel, London to a Jewish family. He was professor of

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in the Centre for Multilevel Modelling at the

University of Bristol , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...

. From 1977 to 2005, he was professor of

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at the

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of the

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. He was author of a

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on multilevel statistical models. He came from a left-wing family, and as a teenager he briefly joined the

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. He was elected a fellow of the

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in 1996 and awarded the

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in silver by the

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in 1998. He died on 9 April 2020. It was reported that his death was due to

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* * Prof Harvey Goldstein, FBA at Debrett's People of Today, Debrett's ''People of Today'' *
Full text of 2nd edition (1995) at author's website
1939 births 2020 deaths British Jews British statisticians Academics of the University of Bristol Academics of the UCL Institute of Education Fellows of the British Academy Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom {{UK-academic-bio-stub

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