W. K. Hastings, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

W. K. Hastings

Canadian statistician

Date of Birth: 21-Jul-1930

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 13-May-2016

Profession: statistician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Wilfred Keith Hastings (July 21, 1930 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada – May 13, 2016) was a statistician. He was noted for his contribution to the Metropolis–Hastings algorithm (or, Hastings–Metropolis algorithm), the most commonly used Markov chain Monte Carlo method (MCMC).