Grace Wahba

American statistician and university teacher (born 1934)
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Grace Wahba

Summary

Grace Wahba is a human[1]. Born in Montclair[2], she… she was born on +1934-08-03T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a statistician[4], mathematician[5], and university teacher[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Grace Wahba was born in Montclair[2].
  • Grace Wahba was born on +1934-08-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Grace Wahba held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Grace Wahba worked as a statistician[4].
  • Grace Wahba worked as a mathematician[5].
  • Grace Wahba's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Grace Wahba's field of work was mathematics[9].
  • Among Grace Wahba's employers was University of Wisconsin–Madison[10].
  • Grace Wahba was educated at Cornell University[11].
  • Grace Wahba's doctoral advisor was Emanuel Parzen[12].
  • Grace Wahba received the Emanuel and Carol Parzen Prize for Statistical Innovation[13].
  • Grace Wahba received the COPSS Distinguished Achievement Award and Lectureship[14].
  • Grace Wahba received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[15].
  • Grace Wahba received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[16].
  • Grace Wahba received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[17].
  • Grace Wahba received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[18].
  • Grace Wahba was a member of National Academy of Sciences[19].
  • Grace Wahba was a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[20].
  • Grace Wahba was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[21].
  • Grace Wahba was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[22].
  • Grace Wahba's image is recorded as Grace Wahba 1986.jpg[23].
  • Grace Wahba is recorded as female[24].
  • Grace Wahba's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Grace Wahba supervised Wing-Hung Wong as a doctoral student[26].
  • Grace Wahba supervised Chong Gu as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Grace Wahba was born in Montclair[2]. She was born on +1934-08-03T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Grace Wahba's education included a stint at Cornell University[11]. Her doctoral advisor was Emanuel Parzen[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[4], mathematician[5], and university teacher[6]. Grace Wahba's field of work was mathematics[9]. Among her employers was University of Wisconsin–Madison[10]. Doctoral students include Wing-Hung Wong[26], a statistician[28], b. 1953[29], of United States[30], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[31], specialised in statistics[32]; Chong Gu[27]; Douglas Nychka[33], a statistician[34], of United States[35], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[36], specialised in statistics[37]; Yuedong Wang[38], a statistician[39], of United States[40], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[41], specialised in statistics[42]; Yoonkyung Lee[43], a computer scientist[44], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[45]; and Hao Helen Zhang[46], a statistician[47], of People's Republic of China[48], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[49].

Recognition

Awards received include Emanuel and Carol Parzen Prize for Statistical Innovation[13], a science award[50], in United States[51], founded in 1994[52]; COPSS Distinguished Achievement Award and Lectureship[14], an award[53], in United States[54], founded in 1963[55]; Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[15], a fellowship award[56]; Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[16]; Fellow of the American Statistical Association[17], a statistics award[57]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[18], a fellowship award[58], in United States[59], founded in 1874[60].

Why It Matters

Grace Wahba ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61]

Her notable doctoral advisees include Yoonkyung Lee[62], a computer scientist[63], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[64].

FAQs

Where was Grace Wahba born?

Grace Wahba was born in Montclair[2].

What did Grace Wahba do for work?

Grace Wahba worked as statistician[4], mathematician[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Grace Wahba go to school?

Grace Wahba was educated at Cornell University[11].

What awards did Grace Wahba receive?

Honors received include Emanuel and Carol Parzen Prize for Statistical Innovation[13], COPSS Distinguished Achievement Award and Lectureship[14], Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[15], and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[16].

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Class ancestry

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  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [61] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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