Elizabeth Scott
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Elizabeth Scott (November 23, 1917 - December 20, 1988) was an American mathematician specializing in statistics.
Scott was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, her family moved to Berkeley, California when she was 4 years old. She attended the University of California, Berkeley where she studied math and astronomy. There were few options for further study in astronomy, as the field was largely closed to women at the time, so she completed her graduate studies in math. She received her Ph.D. in 1949, and received a permanent position in the Department of Mathematics at Berkeley in 1951.
She wrote over 30 papers on astronomy and 30 on weather modification research analysis, incorporating and expanding the use of statistical analyses in these fields. She also used statistics to promote of equal opportunities and equal pay for female academics.
The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies awards a prize in her honour to female statisticians.
