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{{dablinkShort description|This article is about the Hungarian-American statistician. For other uses, seeand [[Kishsurvey (disambiguation)]].methodologist}}
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| birth_place = [[Poprad|Poprád]], [[Austria-Hungary]]
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| nationality = [[Hungarian-American]]
| fields = [[Statistics]]
| workplaces = [[University of Michigan]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Michigan]]<br>[[City College of New York]]
| doctoral_advisor = [[Amos Hawley]]
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'''Leslie Kish''' (born '''LaszloLászló KishKiss''', July 27, 1910, [[Poprad]], [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]], died– October 7, 2000) was a [[Hungarian people|Hungarian]]-[[United StatesAmericans|American]] [[statistician]] and [[statistical survey|survey]] methodologist.<ref name="Fellegi">{{citation|url=http://www.amstat.org/about/statisticiansinhistory/index.cfm?fuseaction=biosinfo&BioID=9|first=Ivan|last=Fellegi|title=Statisticians in History: Leslie Kish 1910–2000|publisher=American Statistical Association|access-date=2012-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226164722/http://www.amstat.org/about/statisticiansinhistory/index.cfm?fuseaction=biosinfo&BioID=9|archive-date=2014-12-26|url-status=dead}}. Reprint of an obituary from ''[[International Statistical Institute]] (ISI) Newsletter'', Volume 25, No. 73.</ref>
 
==Life and career==
Kish emigrated with his family to the USA in 1925. His father soon died, and Kish helped support the family by working while continuing his studies in the evenings. In 1937 he volunteered for the [[International Brigade]] to fight against [[Francisco Franco]] in the [[Spanish Civil War]]. ReturningHe saw action in a Hungarian battalion, was wounded, and returned to the United States in 1939.<ref>Obituary by Eric Pace, "[https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/14/us/leslie-kish-90-improved-science-of-surveys.html Leslie Kish, 90; Improved Science of Surveys]", ''[[The New York Times]],'' October 14, 2000</ref> In 1939, he finished his baccalaureate in mathematics at the [[City College of New York]].<ref name="Fellegi"/>
 
He worked at the U.S. [[Bureau of the Census]] from 1940 until 1941, when he moved to the Division of Program Surveys of the [[United States Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]]. For the remainder of [[World War II]] he served as a [[meteorologist]] in the [[U.S. Army Air Corps]]. After the war he returned to the Department of Agriculture, but in 1947 he joined the [[University of Michigan]] faculty.<ref name="Fellegi"/> He moved to the University of Michigan "as a member of the newly created Survey Research Center, which laterin 1949 became a unit of the new [[University of Michigan Institute for Social Research|Institute for Social Research (ISR)]]. While working full -time, Kish received an M.A. in mathematical statistics in 1948 and a Ph.D. in sociology in 1952. He became a lecturer at the University of Michigan in 1951, an Associate Professor in 1956, a professor in 1960 and professor emeritus in 1981".<ref>Quotation from [https://www.census.gov/history/www/census_then_now/notable_alumni/leslie_kish.html "Leslie Kish,"] listed among "Notable Alumni" on the webpage of the U.S. Census Bureau. [retrieved August 19, 2014]</ref>
 
==Awards and honors==
In 1997, the [[American Statistical Association]] gave Kish their [[Wilks Memorial Award]]. The award citation read: "For being a truly outstanding statistician, who has had a profound influence on sample survey practice throughout the world. His originality and ability to provide practical solutions to real-world statistical problems illuminate his extensive writings; a notable example is his classic text ''Survey Sampling,'' which is widely consulted and referenced by practitioners of statistics everywhere. His wisdom and guidance have benefited countless colleagues and students from America and abroad. For his remarkable work as an applied statistician in consistently using his knowledge and insight for the benefit of society. At the Survey Research center of the Institute of Social Research at the University of Michigan, he has been a leader in many areas — administration, intellectual creativity, research, training, and mentorship. His influential role in the World Fertility Survey further illustrates his impact as an international ambassador of statistics and a tireless advocate for scientific statistical methods. For being a humanitarian and true citizen of the world. His unmatched concern for those living in less fortunate circumstances and his use of the statistical profession to help is an inspiration for all statisticians".<ref>[http://www.amstat.org/careers/samuelwilksaward.cfm Samuel S. Wilks Award]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} webpage at http://www.amstat.org/careers/samuelwilksaward.cfm{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Also reported in ''Amstat News,'' October 1997, No. 246, p. 7.</ref>
In 1997, the [[American Statistical Association]] gave Kish their [[Wilks Memorial Award]].<ref>[http://www.amstat.org/careers/samuelwilksaward.cfm Samuel S. Wilks Award] webpage at http://www.amstat.org/careers/samuelwilksaward.cfm</ref>
 
==Selected publications==
*Kish, Leslie. ''Statistical Design for Research.'' New York: Wiley. 1987. {{ISBN |978-0471083597}}.
*{{citation |title= Survey Sampling |last= Kish|first= Leslie |year=1965 |publisher=Wiley |location=New York}}. {{ISBN |978-0471109495}}.
*{{citation|last=Kish|first= L.|year=1949|title=A Procedure for Objective Respondent Selection within the Household|journal=[[Journal of the American Statistical Association]]|volume= 44|issue= 247|pages=380–387|jstor=2280236|doi=10.2307/2280236}}. On the basis of this paper, Kish's name is associated with the [[Kish grid]].
 
==See also==
* [[Kish grid]]
 
==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://projecteuclid.org/Dienst/UI/1.0/Summarize/euclid.ss/1032209665 A conversation with Leslie Kish]
* [http://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhlead/umich-bhl-0269?rgn=main;view=text "Leslie Kish Papers: 1952-2001,"] in [[Bentley Historical Library]], University of Michigan: "The papers date from 1952 to 2001 and are divided into six series: Biographical Information, University of Michigan Administrative and Course Materials, Papers and Presentations, Institute of Social Research, Organizations and Activities, and Personal and Professional Correspondence".
* Verma, Vijay. "Leslie Kish: Development of Statistics Internationally." Proceedings of Statistics Canada Symposium 2001. 2001. [https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/pub/11-522-x/2001001/session4/6242-eng.pdf?st=U7Quc41t pdf]
 
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