Robert Francis Ling

Ph.D. Yale University 1970, statistician
Person human Q102194949
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Robert Francis Ling

Summary

Robert Francis Ling is a human[1]. He worked as a statistician[2].

Key Facts

  • Robert Francis Ling's professions included statistician[2].
  • Robert Francis Ling was educated at Yale University[3].
  • Robert Francis Ling's doctoral advisor was Leonard Jimmie Savage[4].
  • Robert Francis Ling's doctoral advisor was Frank Anscombe[5].
  • Robert Francis Ling received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[6].
  • Robert Francis Ling was a member of American Statistical Association[7].
  • Robert Francis Ling is recorded as male[8].
  • Robert Francis Ling's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Robert Francis Ling supervised Bruce Edward Barrett as a doctoral student[10].
  • Robert Francis Ling supervised J. Brian (Jerry) Gray as a doctoral student[11].
  • Robert Francis Ling supervised Wendell Davis Jones as a doctoral student[12].
  • Robert Francis Ling supervised Amitava Mitra as a doctoral student[13].
  • Robert Francis Ling supervised Hoke Smith Hill, Jr. as a doctoral student[14].
  • Robert Francis Ling supervised Charlie David Fiskeaux as a doctoral student[15].
  • Robert Francis Ling supervised Steven Wayne Ramsier as a doctoral student[16].
  • Robert Francis Ling's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 41455[17].
  • Robert Francis Ling's given name is recorded as Robert[18].
  • Robert Francis Ling's MR Author ID is recorded as 214842[19].

Body

Education

Robert Francis Ling's education included a stint at Yale University[3]. Doctoral advisors include Leonard Jimmie Savage[4], a mathematician[20], 1917–1971[21], of United States[22], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[23], specialised in probability theory[24] and Frank Anscombe[5], a statistician[25], 1918–2001[26], of United States[27], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[28].

Career and Affiliations

Robert Francis Ling worked as a statistician[2]. Doctoral students include Bruce Edward Barrett[10], J. Brian (Jerry) Gray[11], Wendell Davis Jones[12], Amitava Mitra[13], Hoke Smith Hill, Jr.[14], and Charlie David Fiskeaux[15].

Recognition

Robert Francis Ling received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[6].

FAQs

What did Robert Francis Ling do for work?

Robert Francis Ling worked as statistician[2].

Where did Robert Francis Ling go to school?

Robert Francis Ling was educated at Yale University[3].

What awards did Robert Francis Ling receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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