Robert Tibshirani

Summary

Robert Tibshirani is a human^[1]. He was born in Niagara Falls^[2]. He was born on +1956-07-10T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a statistician^[4], university teacher^[5], and academic^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Niagara Falls^[2], Robert Tibshirani…
• Robert Tibshirani was born on +1956-07-10T00:00:00Z^[3].
• A child of Robert Tibshirani was Ryan J. Tibshirani^[8].
• Robert Tibshirani held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Robert Tibshirani worked as a statistician^[4].
• Robert Tibshirani worked as a university teacher^[5].
• Robert Tibshirani's professions included academic^[6].
• Robert Tibshirani's field of work was statistics^[10].
• Among Robert Tibshirani's employers was Stanford University^[11].
• Among Robert Tibshirani's employers was University of Toronto^[12].
• Robert Tibshirani was educated at University of Waterloo^[13].
• Robert Tibshirani was educated at University of Toronto^[14].
• Robert Tibshirani was educated at Stanford University^[15].
• Robert Tibshirani was educated at Erindale Secondary School^[16].
• Robert Tibshirani's doctoral advisor was Bradley Efron^[17].
• Robert Tibshirani received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[18].
• Robert Tibshirani received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[19].
• Robert Tibshirani received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[20].
• Robert Tibshirani received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[21].
• Robert Tibshirani received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[22].
• Robert Tibshirani was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[23].
• Robert Tibshirani was a member of Royal Society of Canada^[24].
• Robert Tibshirani was a member of Royal Society^[25].
• Robert Tibshirani was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[26].
• Robert Tibshirani's image is recorded as Robert tibshirani.jpg^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Niagara Falls^[2], Robert Tibshirani… he was born on +1956-07-10T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Waterloo^[13], a public research university^[28], in Canada^[29], founded in 1956^[30], headquartered in Waterloo^[31]; University of Toronto^[14], a public research university^[32], in Canada^[33], founded in 1827^[34], headquartered in Toronto^[35]; Stanford University^[15], a private university^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1885^[38], headquartered in Stanford^[39]; and Erindale Secondary School^[16], a high school^[40], in Canada^[41], founded in 1967^[42]. Robert Tibshirani's doctoral advisor was Bradley Efron^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician^[4], university teacher^[5], and academic^[6]. Robert Tibshirani's field of work was statistics^[10]. Employers include Stanford University^[11], a private university^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1885^[45], headquartered in Stanford^[46] and University of Toronto^[12], a public research university^[47], in Canada^[48], founded in 1827^[49], headquartered in Toronto^[50]. Doctoral students include Larry A. Wasserman^[51], a statistician^[52], b. 1959^[53], of Canada^[54], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[55], specialised in statistics^[56]; John D. Storey^[57], a researcher^[58], awarded the Mortimer Spiegelman Award^[59], specialised in statistics^[60]; Eric Bair^[61], a researcher^[62]; Genevera Allen^[63], a statistician^[64], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[65]; Daniela Witten^[66], a biostatistician^[67], b. 2000^[68], of United States^[69], awarded the Raymond J. Carroll Young Investigator Award^[70], specialised in biostatistics^[71]; and Marguerite Ennis^[72].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[18], a fellowship grant^[73], in United States^[74], founded in 1925^[75]; Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[19]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[20], a fellowship award^[76], in Canada^[77]; Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[21], a statistics award^[78]; and Fellow of the Royal Society^[22], a fellowship award^[79], in United Kingdom^[80].

Personal Life

A child of Robert Tibshirani was Ryan J. Tibshirani^[8].

Why It Matters

Robert Tibshirani ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[81] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[82]

He is credited with the discovery of lasso^[83], a statistical method^[84] and generalized additive model^[85], a type of statistical model^[86].

His notable doctoral advisees include Daniela Witten^[87], a biostatistician^[88], b. 2000^[89], of United States^[90], awarded the Raymond J. Carroll Young Investigator Award^[91], specialised in biostatistics^[92] and Jun Li^[93], an academic^[94], specialised in statistics^[95].

FAQs

Where was Robert Tibshirani born?

Born in Niagara Falls^[2], Robert Tibshirani…

What did Robert Tibshirani do for work?

Robert Tibshirani worked as statistician^[4], university teacher^[5], and academic^[6].

Where did Robert Tibshirani go to school?

Robert Tibshirani was educated at University of Waterloo^[13], University of Toronto^[14], Stanford University^[15], and Erindale Secondary School^[16].

What awards did Robert Tibshirani receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[18], Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[19], Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[20], and Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[21].

What did Robert Tibshirani discover?

Robert Tibshirani is credited as discoverer of lasso^[83] and generalized additive model^[85].