Samuel Sanford Shapiro (July 13, 1930 – November 5, 2023) was an American

statistician A statistician is a person who works with Theory, theoretical or applied statistics. The profession exists in both the private sector, private and public sectors. It is common to combine statistical knowledge with expertise in other subjects, a ...

and engineer. He was a professor emeritus of statistics at

Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Westchester, Florida, United States. Founded in 1965 by the Florida Legislature, the school opened to students in 1972. FIU is the third-largest univ ...

. He was known for his co-authorship of the

Shapiro–Wilk test The Shapiro–Wilk test is a Normality test, test of normality. It was published in 1965 by Samuel Sanford Shapiro and Martin Wilk. Theory The Shapiro–Wilk test tests the null hypothesis that a statistical sample, sample ''x''1, ..., ''x'n'' ...

and the Shapiro–Francia test. A native of

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

, Shapiro graduated from

City College of New York The City College of the City University of New York (also known as the City College of New York, or simply City College or CCNY) is a Public university, public research university within the City University of New York (CUNY) system in New York ...

with a degree in statistics in 1952, and took an MS in industrial engineering at Columbia University in 1954. He briefly served as a statistician in the

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, before earning a MS (1960) and PhD (1963) in statistics at

Rutgers University Rutgers University ( ), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's C ...

. In 1972 he joined the faculty at Florida International University. In 1987 he was elected a

Fellow of the American Statistical Association Like many other academic professional societies, the American Statistical Association (ASA) uses the title of Fellow of the American Statistical Association as its highest honorary grade of membership. The designation of ASA Fellow has been a sign ...

. Shapiro died on November 5, 2023, at the age of 93.

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Website at Florida International University
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shapiro, Samuel Sanford 1930 births 2023 deaths American statisticians City College of New York alumni Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni Rutgers University alumni Florida International University faculty Fellows of the American Statistical Association People from New York City