Donald B. Rubin

Summary

Donald B. Rubin is a human^[1]. He was born in Washington, D.C.^[2]. He worked as a psychologist^[3], statistician^[4], and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Donald B. Rubin's place of birth was Washington, D.C.^[2].
• Donald B. Rubin held citizenship in United States^[7].
• Donald B. Rubin worked as a psychologist^[3].
• Donald B. Rubin worked as a statistician^[4].
• Donald B. Rubin's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Donald B. Rubin's field of work was applied statistics^[8].
• Donald B. Rubin's field of work was statistical method^[9].
• Donald B. Rubin's field of work was statistical analysis^[10].
• Donald B. Rubin's field of work was statistical analysis^[11].
• Donald B. Rubin was employed by Harvard University^[12].
• Donald B. Rubin was employed by Temple University^[13].
• Donald B. Rubin was educated at Harvard University^[14].
• Donald B. Rubin was educated at Princeton University^[15].
• Donald B. Rubin was educated at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences^[16].
• Donald B. Rubin's doctoral advisor was William Gemmell Cochran^[17].
• Donald B. Rubin received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[18].
• Donald B. Rubin received the Wilks Memorial Award^[19].
• Donald B. Rubin received the Snedecor Award^[20].
• Donald B. Rubin received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[21].
• Donald B. Rubin received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[22].
• Donald B. Rubin received the DeGroot Prize^[23].
• Donald B. Rubin is recorded as male^[24].
• Donald B. Rubin's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Donald B. Rubin supervised Andrew Gelman as a doctoral student^[26].
• Donald B. Rubin supervised Daniel F. Heitjan as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Washington, D.C.^[2], Donald B. Rubin…

Education

Educated at Harvard University^[14], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1636^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31]; Princeton University^[15], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1746^[34], headquartered in Princeton^[35]; and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences^[16], an academic institution^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1847^[38]. Donald B. Rubin's doctoral advisor was William Gemmell Cochran^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include psychologist^[3], statistician^[4], and university teacher^[5]. Fields of work include applied statistics^[8], an academic discipline^[39]; statistical method^[9]; and statistical analysis^[10], an academic discipline^[40]. Employers include Harvard University^[12], a private university^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1636^[43], headquartered in Cambridge^[44] and Temple University^[13], a university^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1884^[47]. Doctoral students include Andrew Gelman^[26], a mathematician^[48], b. 1965^[49], of United States^[50], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[51], specialised in statistics^[52]; Daniel F. Heitjan^[27], a biostatistician^[53], of United States^[54], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[55]; Xiao-Li Meng^[56], a mathematician^[57], b. 1963^[58], of United States^[59], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[60]; Joseph Louis Schafer^[61], a statistician^[62], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[63]; Elizabeth A. Stuart^[64], a statistician^[65], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[66]; and Paul R. Rosenbaum^[67], a mathematician^[68], awarded the Snedecor Award^[69], specialised in mathematical statistics^[70].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[18], a fellowship grant^[71], in United States^[72], founded in 1925^[73]; Wilks Memorial Award^[19], an award^[74], in United States^[75], founded in 1964^[76]; Snedecor Award^[20], a science award^[77], founded in 1977^[78]; Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[21], a statistics award^[79]; Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[22]; and DeGroot Prize^[23].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Donald B. Rubin include Rubin causal model^[80], a causal model^[81].

Why It Matters

Donald B. Rubin ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[82] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[83]

He is credited with the discovery of expectation–maximization algorithm^[84], a data clustering algorithm^[85]. Entities named for him include Rubin causal model^[80], a causal model^[81].

His notable doctoral advisees include Andrew Gelman^[86], a mathematician^[87], b. 1965^[88], of United States^[89], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[90], specialised in statistics^[91].

FAQs

Where was Donald B. Rubin born?

Donald B. Rubin's place of birth was Washington, D.C.^[2].

What did Donald B. Rubin do for work?

Donald B. Rubin worked as psychologist^[3], statistician^[4], and university teacher^[5].

Where did Donald B. Rubin go to school?

Donald B. Rubin was educated at Harvard University^[14], Princeton University^[15], and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences^[16].

What awards did Donald B. Rubin receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[18], Wilks Memorial Award^[19], Snedecor Award^[20], and Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[21].

What did Donald B. Rubin discover?

Donald B. Rubin is credited as discoverer of expectation–maximization algorithm^[84].