Richard L. Scheaffer

Ph.D. Florida State University 1968
Person human Q102140872
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Richard L. Scheaffer

Summary

Richard L. Scheaffer is a human[1]. He was born on 1940[2]. He worked as a statistician[3] and university teacher[4].

Key Facts

  • Richard L. Scheaffer was born on 1940[2].
  • Richard L. Scheaffer worked as a statistician[3].
  • Richard L. Scheaffer worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Richard L. Scheaffer's field of work was statistics[5].
  • Richard L. Scheaffer's field of work was statistical method[6].
  • Richard L. Scheaffer's field of work was sampling[7].
  • Richard L. Scheaffer's field of work was probability[8].
  • Richard L. Scheaffer was educated at Florida State University[9].
  • Richard L. Scheaffer's doctoral advisor was William Alfred Thompson, Jr.[10].
  • Richard L. Scheaffer received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[11].
  • Richard L. Scheaffer received the George Cobb Lifetime Achievement Award[12].
  • Richard L. Scheaffer was a member of American Statistical Association[13].
  • Richard L. Scheaffer is recorded as male[14].
  • Richard L. Scheaffer's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Richard L. Scheaffer supervised Lloyd Marlin Eby as a doctoral student[16].
  • Richard L. Scheaffer's family name is recorded as Scheaffer[17].
  • Richard L. Scheaffer's given name is recorded as Richard[18].
  • Richard L. Scheaffer's given name is recorded as Lewis[19].
  • Richard L. Scheaffer's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].

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Origins and Family

Richard L. Scheaffer was born on 1940[2].

Education

Richard L. Scheaffer was educated at Florida State University[9]. His doctoral advisor was William Alfred Thompson, Jr.[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[3] and university teacher[4]. Fields of work include statistics[5], an academic major[21]; statistical method[6]; sampling[7]; and probability[8], a probability measure[22]. Richard L. Scheaffer supervised Lloyd Marlin Eby as a doctoral student[16].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[11], a statistics award[23] and George Cobb Lifetime Achievement Award[12], an award[24], founded in 2005[25].

FAQs

What did Richard L. Scheaffer do for work?

Richard L. Scheaffer worked as statistician[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Richard L. Scheaffer go to school?

Richard L. Scheaffer was educated at Florida State University[9].

What awards did Richard L. Scheaffer receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[11] and George Cobb Lifetime Achievement Award[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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