Bradley Efron

American statistician and university teacher (born 1938)
Person human Q897020
Bradley Efron
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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 (155 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].

Body

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], in Germany[34]. Among Bradley Efron's employers was Stanford University[17]. Doctoral students include Robert Tibshirani[35], a statistician[36], b. 1956[37], of United States[38], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[39], specialised in statistics[40]; Norman Breslow[41]; James H. Ware[42]; Louis Gordon[43]; Samuel Kou[44]; and Ronald A. Thisted[45].

Recognition

Awards received include MacArthur Fellows Program[20], a science award[46], in United States[47], founded in 1981[48]; Wilks Memorial Award[21], an award[49], in United States[50], founded in 1964[51]; National Medal of Science[22], a science award[52], in United States[53], founded in 1963[54]; Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship[23], an award[55], in United States[56], founded in 1923[57]; BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award[24], a science award[58], in Spain[59], founded in 2008[60]; and Fellow of the American Statistical Association[25], a statistics award[61].

Why It Matters

Bradley Efron ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (155 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

He is credited with the discovery of bootstrapping[64], a method[65].

His notable doctoral advisees include Robert Tibshirani[66], a statistician[67], b. 1956[68], of United States[69], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[70], specialised in statistics[71].

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[64].

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Class ancestry

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  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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