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Dear Martin, What a tragic loss!!! I am lost for words. I saw Doug about a year or two ago visiting WHO Geneva and seeing him was always reassuring that “the best of statistics” is graciously there serving the world over. He taught us well giving us the sense and sensibility of statistics in every area of health research. I will miss him greatly. Sincere condolences. Amani Siyam (PhD, MSc, CStat) > On 3 Jun 2018, at 17:18, Martin Bland <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Dear friends, > > I am very sad to tell you that my dear friend and collaborator Doug Altman > passed away today. We were working together to the end and exchanged > emails only on Friday. > > Doug and I have been friends since 1972 and have published together 100 > times, with more in draft. They will be finished. Doug is one of the most > influential medical statisticians of the past 40 years and did so much to > improve the methodological quality of medical research, thus benefiting > thousands of lives. > > Doug had been treated for bowel cancer. Recently, he told me that there > were metastases, but I thought we still had time. I am bereft. > > Martin > > -- > *************************************************** > J. Martin Bland > Prof. of Health Statistics Emeritus > Dept. of Health Sciences > Seebohm Rowntree Building > University of York > Heslington > York YO10 5DD > > Email: [log in to unmask] > Phone: 01904 321334 Fax: 01904 321382 > Web site: http://martinbland.co.uk/ > > Statement by the University of York: > This email and its attachments may be confidential and are intended solely > for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended > recipient of this email and its attachments, you must take no action based > upon them, nor must you copy or show them to anyone. Please contact the > sender if you believe you have received this email in error. Any views or > opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily > represent those of The University of York. > *************************************************** > > You may leave the list at any time by sending the command > > SIGNOFF allstat > > to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank. You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.