Harvey Goldstein

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Harvey Goldstein
Born	30 October 1939
Residence	United Kingdom
Citizenship	United Kingdom
Fields	Statistician
Institutions	Institute of Education University of Bristol
Alma mater	Manchester University University College London
Known for	Multilevel models
Notable awards	Guy Medal in silver

Harvey Goldstein (1939–) is a British statistician known for his contributions to multilevel modelling methodology and software, and for applying this to educational assessment and league tables.

He is currently professor of social statistics in the Centre for Multilevel Modelling at the University of Bristol. From 1977 to 2005, he was professor of statistical methods at the Institute of Education of the University of London. He is the author of a monograph on multilevel statistical models.

He was elected a fellow of the British Academy in 1996 and awarded the Guy Medal in silver by the Royal Statistical Society in 1998.

[edit] See also

• MLwiN (software)

[edit] External links

• Harvey Goldstein's home page. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.

[edit] References

• Brief CV for Harvey Goldstein. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
• Goldstein, Harvey (2003). Multilevel Statistical Models, 3rd edition, Kendall's Library of Statistics, Arnold. ISBN 0340806559.  Full text of 2nd edition (1995) at author's website