Melvin R. Novick

{{Short description|American statistician}}

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| birth_date = September 21, 1932

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date = May 20, 1986

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| education = Roosevelt University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

| employer = University of Iowa

| occupation = Statistician

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| spouse = Naomi J. Spark

| children = 1 son, 1 daughter

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Melvin R. Novick (September 21, 1932 – May 20, 1986) was an American statistician. He was a professor of Statistics at the University of Iowa, and a consultant for the Educational Testing Service (ETS).{{cite news |title=Melvin R. Novick |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/207317229/?terms=%22Melvin%2BR.%2BNovick%22 |access-date=October 26, 2018 |work=Iowa City Press-Citizen |date=May 22, 1986|page=3|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=registration }}{{cite journal |last1=Angoff |first1=William H.|author-link=William H. Angoff |title=Melvin R. Novick (1932-1986) |journal=American Psychologist |date=1987 |volume=42 |issue=7 |page=754 |doi=10.1037/h0090791}}{{cite journal |last1=Linn |first1=Robert L. |title=Melvin R. Novick: Contributions to the Theory and Practice of Educational and Psychological Measurement |journal=Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics |date=1987 |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=11–20 |doi=10.3102/10769986012001011|s2cid=120367075 }}