Jacob Cohen | |
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| Born | April 20, 1923 |
| Died | January 20, 1998 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Known for | Cohen's kappa, Cohen's d, and Cohen's h |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology Statistics |
| Thesis | A comparative analysis of the factors underlying intelligence test performance of different neuropsychiatric groups (1950) |
Jacob Cohen (April 20, 1923 – January 20, 1998) was an American psychologist and statistician best known for his work on statistical power and effect size, which helped to lay foundations for current statistical meta-analysis[1][2] and the methods of estimation statistics. He gave his name to such measures as Cohen's kappa, Cohen's d, and Cohen's h.