Anders Nicolai Kiær
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Anders Nicolai Kiær was a Norwegian statistician
who first proposed that a representative sample rather than a complete enumerating survey could and used should be used to collect information about a population
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He was born in Drammen
as the son of ship-owner Niels Andersen Kiær (1802–1887), and brother of physician and historian Frantz Casper Kiær. He graduated as cand.jur. in 1860, and was hired as head of the statistics department in the Ministry of the Interior in 1868. In 1877 he was appointed director of the newly appointed office Statistics Norway
, staying in this position until 1913. Before 1882 he functioned as a co-director together with Jakob Mohn
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Anders Nicolai Kiær was a nephew of Hans Andersen Kiær
and first cousin of businessmen Hans Theodor and Anders F. Kiær. The latter founded the company And. H. Kiær & Co.
Statistician
A statistician is someone who works with theoretical or applied statistics. The profession exists in both the private and public sectors. The core of that work is to measure, interpret, and describe the world and human activity patterns within it...
who first proposed that a representative sample rather than a complete enumerating survey could and used should be used to collect information about a population
Statistical population
A statistical population is a set of entities concerning which statistical inferences are to be drawn, often based on a random sample taken from the population. For example, if we were interested in generalizations about crows, then we would describe the set of crows that is of interest...
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He was born in Drammen
Drammen
Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...
as the son of ship-owner Niels Andersen Kiær (1802–1887), and brother of physician and historian Frantz Casper Kiær. He graduated as cand.jur. in 1860, and was hired as head of the statistics department in the Ministry of the Interior in 1868. In 1877 he was appointed director of the newly appointed office Statistics Norway
Statistics Norway
Statistics Norway is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876.Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every year on its web site. All releases are published both in Norwegian and English...
, staying in this position until 1913. Before 1882 he functioned as a co-director together with Jakob Mohn
Jakob Mohn
Jakob Neumann Mohn was a Norwegian statistician.-Personal life:He was born in Bergen as a son of Albert Henrik Mohn and Ida Neumann . Originally named Jacob, he changed the spelling. He was a brother of Henrik and Emanuel Mohn. On the maternal side, he was a grandson of bishop Jacob Neumann...
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Anders Nicolai Kiær was a nephew of Hans Andersen Kiær
Hans Andersen Kiær
Hans Andersen Kiær was a Norwegian businessperson and politician.He was a part of a large ship-owner family, starting with his father Anders Hansen Kiær...
and first cousin of businessmen Hans Theodor and Anders F. Kiær. The latter founded the company And. H. Kiær & Co.