Gwilym meirion jenkins biography definition

Mathematician

British statistician and systems engineer

Notable for his pioneering work with George Edward Pelham Box on autoregressive moving average models, also called Box-Jenkins models, in time-series analysis.

Nationality

Welsh

History

• Born: 12 August 1932 in Gowerton, Swansea, Wales, UK
• Died: 10 July 1982

Theorems and Definitions

Definitions of concepts named for Gwilym Meirion Jenkins can be found here.

Publications

• 1962: Some Statistical Aspects of Adaptive Optimization and Control (J.R. Stat. Soc. Ser. B Vol. 24: pp. 297 – 331) (with George E.P. Box)

• 1963: Further Contributions to Adaptive Quality Control: Simultaneous Estimation of Dynamics: Non-Zero Costs (Bull. Int. Stat. Inst. Vol. 34: pp. 943 – 974) (with George E.P. Box)

• 1968: Spectral analysis and its applications (with D.G. Watts)

• 1979: Practical experience with modelling and forecasting time series
• 1983: Case studies in time series analysis (with G. McLeod)

Treachery of the Blue Books

It is impossible to overemphasise the importance of this report for social historians of mid nineteenth century Wales, because of the wealth of information contained in it on not only the appalling state of the education system in the country, but also on everyday life and work in both the industrialised and rural areas. It also contains direct comment on the religious and moral standing of the people of Wales. But the report caused a furore and a great deal of agitation in Wales because of the arrogant remarks of the three non-Welsh speaking Anglican commissioners regarding the Welsh language, Nonconformity and the morals of the Welsh people in general. As a result, the Report came to be known as 'Brad y Llyfrau Gleision', or 'Treachery of the Blue Books'. Professor Kenneth O. Morgan referred to the significance of the report and its consequence as 'the Glencoe and the Amritsar of Welsh history'.

One of the inevitable results of the report was its effect on the nation's mind and psyche. It was at this time that ordinary Welsh people began to believe that they could only improve themselves socially through education and the ability to speak and communicate in English. It was Samuel Smiles' philosophy that held sway educ

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