Nico Nagelkerke
Nicolaas Jan Dirk "Nico" Nagelkerke (born 1951) is a Dutch biostatistician and epidemiologist. As of 2012, he was a professor of biostatistics at the United Arab Emirates University. He previously taught at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands.[2][3] He has now been retired for several years but as of now (January 2023) he is still active in research.
Nico Nagelkerke | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nicolaas Jan Dirk Nagelkerke 1951 (age 71–72)[1] |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Education | University of Leiden University of Amsterdam |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biostatistics Epidemiology |
| Institutions | University of Leiden United Arab Emirates University |
He is well known in epidemiology thanks to his invention of what is now known as the "Nagelkerke R2", which is one of a number of generalisations of the coefficient of determination from linear regression to logistic regression, see Pseudo-R-squared, Coefficient of determination, Logistic regression.
References
- "N.J.D. Nagelkerke, 1951-". Album Academicum. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- Nagelkerke, Nico J. D. (2012). Courtesans and Consumption. Eburon Uitgeverij B.V. p. 221. ISBN 9789059726031.
- "Collaborators". Manitoba HIV Research Group. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
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