Famous statistician known for developing the proportional hazards model called Cox Model (1992) .
Studied mathematics at St John՚s College, Cambridge
Obtained his PhD in 1949 from the University of Leeds.
Associated with the US National Academy of Sciences and fellow of the Royal Society and a voluntary fellow of the British Academy.
Sir David Cox has served as a President of:
Bernoulli Society
Royal Statistical Society
International Statistical Institute.
Cox Model
Broadly used in analysis of survival data, human survival, products surviving testing etc.
Assists researchers in identifying mortality risks or other survival outcomes among groups of patients with different features.
Awards and Honours
Knight Bachelor Fellow of the Royal Society Guy Medal (Silver, 1961) (Gold, 1973)
George Box Medal (2005)
Copley Medal (2010)
About International Prize in Statistics
Released by International Prize in Statistics Foundation.
First International Prize in Statistics recipient was announced, the award will be presented in July, 2017 at the World Statistics Congress in Marrakech.
Distinguishes individual or team effort in the field of statistics.
Promotes growing significance and diverse ways statistics, probability and data analysis.
Underline the significance of statistics, data analysis, probability, and the understanding of uncertainty in the advancement of society.
Monetary award of US $ 75000.
Organisation Partnering to Support this Prize
5 leading international statistics organizations are cooperating to launch the biannual International Prize in Statistics.