Martin Bradbury Wilk was a Canadian statistician born in Montreal on December 18, 1922. He served as Chief Statistician of Canada from 1980 to 1985. Wilk is best known for the Shapiro-Wilk test, which he developed in collaboration with American statistician Samuel Shapiro in 1965. This statistical test is widely used for verifying the normality of data distributions. Wilk passed away in Yorba Linda, California on February 19, 2013.
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Time Zone - America/Montreal (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Martin
warlike, dedicated to Mars (Roman god of war)
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Place of Birth: Montreal
Place of Death: Yorba Linda
Educated At: Iowa State University | McGill University
Occupation: statistician
Employers: Rutgers University | Iowa State University | Carleton University
Awards Received: Fellow of the American Statistical Association | Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics | Officer of the Order of Canada
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on December 18, 2023 | Secondary Progressions for December 18, 2023 |
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| Sun | 26 Sagittarius 0 | 26 Sagittarius 30 | 7 Aries 59 |
| Moon | 28 Sagittarius 32 | 12 Pisces 23 | 28 Leo 31 |
| Mercury | 2 Capricorn 41 | 5 Capricorn 44 | 28 Pisces 2 |
| Venus | 24 Scorpio 40 | 16 Scorpio 33 | 27 Aquarius 4 |
| Mars | 5 Pisces 15 | 17 Sagittarius 31 | 18 Taurus 1 |
| Jupiter | 10 Scorpio 41 | 5 Taurus 48 | 17 Scorpio 45 |
| Saturn | 19 Libra 12 | 2 Pisces 8 | 18 Libra 10 |
| Uranus | 10 Pisces 1 | 19 Taurus 45 | 14 Pisces 55 |
| Neptune | 17 Leo 57 | 24 Pisces 55 | 15 Leo 35 |
| Pluto | 10 Cancer 25 | 28 Capricorn 57 | 9 Cancer 5 |
| Rahu | 25 Virgo 2 | 21 Aries 34 | 19 Virgo 41 |
| Ketu | 25 Pisces 2 | 21 Libra 34 | 19 Pisces 41 |
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