Medical statistician and mathematics educator, Paul Meier received a B.S. (1945) in physics and mathematics from Oberlin College and an M.A. (1947) and Ph.D. (1951) in mathematics from Princeton University. Meier served on the faculty of Lehigh University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Chicago, and Columbia University. Throughout his career, Meier conducted, oversaw and commented on clinical trials. Meier promoted randomization, which randomly assigns patients under study either to the experimental group or the group receiving standard treatment. He developed the Kaplan-Meier estimator, a widely accepted standard for estimating a patient's survival. Meier was president of both the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and the Society for Clinical Trials.
From the description of Papers, 1952-1987, undated. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 769025908
