Robert Wedderburn

Name	Robert Wedderburn
Job title	Statistician Robert William Maclagan Wedderburn (1947–1975) was a Scottish statistician co-developer, with John Nelder, of the generalized linear model methodology, and then expanded this subject to develop the idea of quasi-likelihood
Web address (URL)	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wedderburn_(statistician)
Preferred citation	Wedderburn, R. W. M.

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Research outputs

Comparison of 3 measures of species-diversity

Kempton, R. A. and Wedderburn, R. W. M. 1978. Comparison of 3 measures of species-diversity. Biometrics. 34 (1), pp. 25-37. https://doi.org/10.2307/2529585

Breed and sex-differences in age of appearance of bovine central incisor teeth

Andrews, A. H. and Wedderburn, R. W. M. 1977. Breed and sex-differences in age of appearance of bovine central incisor teeth. British Veterinary Journal. 133 (6), pp. 543-547. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0007-1935(17)33931-3

Existence and uniqueness of maximum likelihood estimates for certain generalized linear-models

Wedderburn, R. W. M. 1976. Existence and uniqueness of maximum likelihood estimates for certain generalized linear-models. Biometrika. 63 (1), pp. 27-32. https://doi.org/10.2307/2335080

The effects of biocidal treatments on metabolism in soil .3. The relationship between soil biovolume, measured by optical microscopy, and the flush of decomposition caused by fumigation

Jenkinson, D. S., Powlson, D. S. and Wedderburn, R. W. M. 1976. The effects of biocidal treatments on metabolism in soil .3. The relationship between soil biovolume, measured by optical microscopy, and the flush of decomposition caused by fumigation. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 8 (3), pp. 189-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-0717(76)90003-1

The Woburn Market Garden experiment 1942-1969 I. A history of the experiment, details of the treatments and yields of the crops

Johnston, A. E. and Wedderburn, R. W. M. 1975. The Woburn Market Garden experiment 1942-1969 I. A history of the experiment, details of the treatments and yields of the crops. Rothamsted Experimental Station Report. 2, pp. 79-101. https://doi.org/10.23637/ERADOC-1-33161

Langmuir two-surface equation as a model for phosphate adsorption by soils

Holford, I. C. R., Wedderburn, R. W. M. and Mattingly, G. E. G. 1974. Langmuir two-surface equation as a model for phosphate adsorption by soils. Journal of Soil Science. 25 (2), pp. 242-255. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.1974.tb01121.x

Generalized linear-models specified in terms of constraints

Wedderburn, R. W. M. 1974. Generalized linear-models specified in terms of constraints. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B (Statistical Methodology). 36 (3), pp. 449-454.

Quasi-likelihood functions, generalized linear models, and the Gauss-Newton method

Wedderburn, R. W. M. 1974. Quasi-likelihood functions, generalized linear models, and the Gauss-Newton method. Biometrika. 61 (3), pp. 439-447. https://doi.org/10.1093/biomet/61.3.439

Relationship of age to first molar tooth development in a group of cross-bred steers

Andrews, A. H. and Wedderburn, R. W. M. 1973. Relationship of age to first molar tooth development in a group of cross-bred steers. British Veterinary Journal. 129 (6), pp. 512-517. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0007-1935(17)36332-7

A method for predicting proportions of affected herds from proportions of affected animals

Leech, F. B. and Wedderburn, R. W. M. 1972. A method for predicting proportions of affected herds from proportions of affected animals. Epidemiology & Infection. 70 (3), pp. 409-414. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022172400062987

Generalized linear models

Nelder, J. A. and Wedderburn, R. W. M. 1972. Generalized linear models. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A (Statistics in Society). 135 (3), pp. 370-384. https://doi.org/10.2307/2344614

Genstat: a general statistics program

Alvey, N. G., Gower, J. C., Lauckner, F. B., Leech, P. K., Nelder, J. A., Rogers, C. E., Ross, G. J. S., Simpson, H. R., Wedderburn, R. W. M. and Wilkinson, G. N. 1970. Genstat: a general statistics program. Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden.