Tim Holt | |
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| Born | 29 October 1943 |
| Died | 15 November 2022 (aged 79) |
| Alma mater | University of Exeter |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Statistics Canada University of Southampton |
| Thesis | Some contributions to the statistical analysis of single and mixed exponential distributions (1970) |
David Holt CB (29 October 1943 – 15 November 2022) was a British statistician who was Professor Emeritus of Social Statistics at the University of Southampton. He had been the president of the Royal Statistical Society (2005–2007), the last director of the Central Statistical Office of the United Kingdom, and the first director of the Office for National Statistics (and ex-officio Registrar General).