Fisher information

Summary

Fisher information is a type of statistic^[1]. It draws 660 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_statistic category, ranking #6 of 34).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fisher information is credited with the discovery of Ronald Fisher^[3].
• Fisher information's instance of is recorded as type of statistic^[4].
• Ronald Fisher is named after Fisher information^[5].
• Fisher information's GND ID is recorded as 7576378-3^[6].
• Fisher information's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02v1rt^[7].
• Fisher information's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph602138^[8].
• Fisher information's main Wikidata property is recorded as P10734^[9].
• Fisher information's defining formula is recorded as I(\theta)=\operatorname E\left[\left.\left(\frac\partial{\partial\theta}\log f(X;\theta)\right)^2\right|\theta \right]^[10].
• Fisher information's BabelNet ID is recorded as 00031060n^[11].
• Fisher information's MathWorld ID is recorded as FisherInformation^[12].
• Fisher information's Quora topic ID is recorded as Information-Matrix^[13].
• Fisher information's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as fisher-information^[14].
• Fisher information's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[15].
• Fisher information's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 29406490^[16].
• Fisher information's in defining formula is recorded as f(X;\theta)^[17].
• Fisher information's in defining formula is recorded as X^[18].
• Fisher information's in defining formula is recorded as \theta^[19].
• Fisher information's in defining formula is recorded as \operatorname E^[20].
• Fisher information's in defining formula is recorded as I(\theta)^[21].
• Fisher information's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C29406490^[22].
• Fisher information's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as physics-and-astronomy/fisher-information^[23].
• Fisher information's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as mathematics/fisher-information^[24].
• Fisher information's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as engineering/fisher-information^[25].
• Fisher information's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as earth-and-planetary-sciences/fisher-information^[26].
• Fisher information's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as computer-science/fisher-information^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Fisher information is credited with the discovery of Ronald Fisher^[3].

Why It Matters

Fisher information draws 660 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_statistic category, ranking #6 of 34).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

It is credited with the discovery of Ronald Fisher^[30], a mathematician^[31], 1890–1962^[32], of United Kingdom^[33], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[34], specialised in statistics^[35].

FAQs

What did Fisher information discover?

Fisher information is credited as discoverer of Ronald Fisher^[30].