Michael Friendly

American psychologist
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Michael Friendly

Summary

Michael Friendly is a human[1]. He was born in New York City[2]. He was born on January 1, 1945[3]. He worked as a psychologist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Michael Friendly was born in New York City[2].
  • Michael Friendly was born on January 1, 1945[3].
  • Michael Friendly held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Michael Friendly's professions included psychologist[4].
  • Michael Friendly's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Michael Friendly's field of work was cognitive psychology[8].
  • Michael Friendly's field of work was information visualization[9].
  • Michael Friendly's field of work was psychometrics[10].
  • Michael Friendly's field of work was statistics[11].
  • Michael Friendly's field of work was quantitative method[12].
  • Michael Friendly's field of work was multivariate analysis[13].
  • Michael Friendly's education included a stint at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[14].
  • Michael Friendly was educated at Princeton University[15].
  • Michael Friendly's doctoral advisor was Harold Oliver Gulliksen[16].
  • Michael Friendly's doctoral advisor was Peter Ornstein[17].
  • Michael Friendly received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[18].
  • Michael Friendly is recorded as male[19].
  • Michael Friendly's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Michael Friendly supervised Roman Konarski as a doctoral student[21].
  • Michael Friendly's Commons category is recorded as Michael Friendly[22].
  • Michael Friendly's residence is recorded as Toronto[23].
  • Michael Friendly's family name is recorded as Friendly[24].
  • Michael Friendly's given name is recorded as Michael[25].
  • Michael Friendly's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].

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Origins and Family

Michael Friendly was born in New York City[2]. He was born on January 1, 1945[3].

Education

Educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[14], a private university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1824[29], headquartered in Troy[30] and Princeton University[15], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1746[33], headquartered in Princeton[34]. Doctoral advisors include Harold Oliver Gulliksen[16], a psychologist[35], 1903–1996[36], of United States[37], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[38], specialised in psychology[39] and Peter Ornstein[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include psychologist[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include cognitive psychology[8], a branch of psychology[40]; information visualization[9]; psychometrics[10], a branch of psychology[41]; statistics[11], an academic major[42]; quantitative method[12]; and multivariate analysis[13]. Michael Friendly supervised Roman Konarski as a doctoral student[21].

Recognition

Michael Friendly received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[18].

Why It Matters

Michael Friendly ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Michael Friendly born?

Michael Friendly was born in New York City[2].

What did Michael Friendly do for work?

Michael Friendly worked as psychologist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Michael Friendly go to school?

Michael Friendly was educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[14] and Princeton University[15].

What awards did Michael Friendly receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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