| Nico Nagelkerke | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nicolaas Jan Dirk Nagelkerke 1951 (age 72–73) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Education | University of Leiden University of Amsterdam |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biostatistics Epidemiology |
| Institutions | University of Leiden United Arab Emirates University |
Nicolaas Jan Dirk "Nico" Nagelkerke (born 1951) is a Dutch biostatistician and epidemiologist. As of 2012, he was a professor of biostatistics at the United Arab Emirates University. He previously taught at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. He has now been retired for several years but as of now (January 2023) he is still active in research.
He is well known in epidemiology thanks to his invention of what is now known as the "Nagelkerke R2", which is one of a number of generalisations of the coefficient of determination from linear regression to logistic regression, see Pseudo-R-squared, Coefficient of determination, Logistic regression.
References
- ^ "N.J.D. Nagelkerke, 1951-". Album Academicum. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- Nagelkerke, Nico J. D. (2012). Courtesans and Consumption. Eburon Uitgeverij B.V. p. 221. ISBN 9789059726031.
- "Collaborators". Manitoba HIV Research Group. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
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