Bradley Efron

Summary

Bradley Efron is a human^[1]. He was born in Saint Paul^[2]. He was born on May 24, 1938^[3]. He worked as a bioinformatician^[4], mathematician^[5], statistician^[6], university teacher^[7], and academic^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Saint Paul^[2], Bradley Efron…
• Bradley Efron was born on May 24, 1938^[3].
• Bradley Efron held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Bradley Efron's professions included bioinformatician^[4].
• Bradley Efron's professions included mathematician^[5].
• Bradley Efron's professions included statistician^[6].
• Bradley Efron worked as a university teacher^[7].
• Bradley Efron worked as an academic^[8].
• Bradley Efron worked as an editor^[11].
• Bradley Efron's field of work was statistics^[12].
• Bradley Efron's field of work was bootstrapping^[13].
• Bradley Efron's field of work was mathematics^[14].
• Bradley Efron's field of work was mathematical statistics^[15].
• Bradley Efron's field of work was publishing^[16].
• Bradley Efron was employed by Stanford University^[17].
• Bradley Efron's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology^[18].
• Bradley Efron's doctoral advisor was Rupert G. Miller, Jr.^[19].
• Bradley Efron received the MacArthur Fellows Program^[20].
• Bradley Efron received the Wilks Memorial Award^[21].
• Bradley Efron received the National Medal of Science^[22].
• Bradley Efron received the Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship^[23].
• Bradley Efron received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award^[24].
• Bradley Efron received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[25].
• Bradley Efron was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[26].
• Bradley Efron was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[27].

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Origins and Family

Bradley Efron was born in Saint Paul^[2]. He was born on May 24, 1938^[3].

Education

Bradley Efron's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology^[18]. His doctoral advisor was Rupert G. Miller, Jr.^[19]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bioinformatician^[4], mathematician^[5], statistician^[6], university teacher^[7], academic^[8], and editor^[11]. Fields of work include statistics^[12], an academic major^[29]; bootstrapping^[13], a method^[30]; mathematics^[14], an academic discipline^[31]; mathematical statistics^[15], a branch of mathematics^[32]; and publishing^[16], an industry^[33]. Among Bradley Efron's employers was Stanford University^[17]. Doctoral students include Robert Tibshirani^[34], a statistician^[35], b. 1956^[36], of United States^[37], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[38], specialised in statistics^[39]; Norman Breslow^[40]; James H. Ware^[41]; Louis Gordon^[42]; Samuel Kou^[43]; and Ronald A. Thisted^[44].

Recognition

Awards received include MacArthur Fellows Program^[20], a science award^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1981^[47]; Wilks Memorial Award^[21], an award^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1964^[50]; National Medal of Science^[22], a science award^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1963^[53]; Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship^[23], an award^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1923^[56]; BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award^[24], a science award^[57], in Spain^[58], founded in 2008^[59]; and Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[25], a statistics award^[60].

Why It Matters

Bradley Efron ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[61] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[62]

He is credited with the discovery of bootstrapping^[63], a method^[64].

His notable doctoral advisees include Robert Tibshirani^[65], a statistician^[66], b. 1956^[67], of United States^[68], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[69], specialised in statistics^[70].

FAQs

Where was Bradley Efron born?

Bradley Efron's place of birth was Saint Paul^[2].

What did Bradley Efron do for work?

Bradley Efron worked as bioinformatician^[4], mathematician^[5], statistician^[6], university teacher^[7], and academic^[8].

Where did Bradley Efron go to school?

Bradley Efron was educated at California Institute of Technology^[18].

What awards did Bradley Efron receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program^[20], Wilks Memorial Award^[21], National Medal of Science^[22], and Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship^[23].

What did Bradley Efron discover?

Bradley Efron is credited as discoverer of bootstrapping^[63].