Trevor Hastie

American statistician and computer scientist
Person human Q7839206
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Trevor Hastie

Summary

Trevor Hastie is a human[1]. His place of birth was South Africa[2]. He was born on +1953-06-27T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a statistician[4], academic[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Trevor Hastie was born in South Africa[2].
  • Trevor Hastie was born on +1953-06-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Trevor Hastie held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Trevor Hastie's professions included statistician[4].
  • Trevor Hastie worked as an academic[5].
  • Trevor Hastie's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Trevor Hastie's field of work was statistics[9].
  • Among Trevor Hastie's employers was Stanford University[10].
  • Trevor Hastie was educated at University of Cape Town[11].
  • Trevor Hastie was educated at Rhodes University[12].
  • Trevor Hastie's doctoral advisor was Werner Stuetzle[13].
  • Trevor Hastie received the Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society[14].
  • Trevor Hastie received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[15].
  • Trevor Hastie received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[16].
  • Trevor Hastie was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[17].
  • Trevor Hastie was a member of Royal Statistical Society[18].
  • Trevor Hastie was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[19].
  • Trevor Hastie's image is recorded as TrevorHastiePic.jpg[20].
  • Trevor Hastie is recorded as male[21].
  • Trevor Hastie's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Trevor Hastie supervised Mu Zhu as a doctoral student[23].
  • Trevor Hastie supervised Hui Zou as a doctoral student[24].
  • Trevor Hastie supervised Neil James Crellin as a doctoral student[25].
  • Trevor Hastie supervised Yigal Dan Rubinstein as a doctoral student[26].
  • Trevor Hastie supervised Gareth James as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in South Africa[2], Trevor Hastie… he was born on +1953-06-27T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Cape Town[11], a public university[28], in South Africa[29], founded in 1829[30], headquartered in Cape Town[31] and Rhodes University[12], a public research university[32], in South Africa[33], founded in 1904[34], headquartered in Makhanda[35]. Trevor Hastie's doctoral advisor was Werner Stuetzle[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[4], academic[5], and university teacher[6]. Trevor Hastie's field of work was statistics[9]. Among his employers was Stanford University[10]. Doctoral students include Mu Zhu[23], a statistician[36], of People's Republic of China[37], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[38]; Hui Zou[24], a computer scientist[39], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[40], specialised in statistics[41]; Neil James Crellin[25]; Yigal Dan Rubinstein[26]; Gareth James[27], a mathematician[42], awarded the Fulbright Scholarship[43]; and Ji Zhu[44], a statistician[45], of People's Republic of China[46], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[47].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society[14]; Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[15]; and Fellow of the American Statistical Association[16], a statistics award[48].

Why It Matters

Trevor Hastie ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

He is credited with the discovery of generalized additive model[50], a type of statistical model[51].

His notable doctoral advisees include Hui Zou[52], a computer scientist[53], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[54], specialised in statistics[55].

FAQs

Where was Trevor Hastie born?

Trevor Hastie's place of birth was South Africa[2].

What did Trevor Hastie do for work?

Trevor Hastie worked as statistician[4], academic[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Trevor Hastie go to school?

Trevor Hastie was educated at University of Cape Town[11] and Rhodes University[12].

What awards did Trevor Hastie receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society[14], Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[15], and Fellow of the American Statistical Association[16].

What did Trevor Hastie discover?

Trevor Hastie is credited as discoverer of generalized additive model[50].

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  7. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  20. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  22. [44] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  24. [18] . wikidata.org.
  25. [19] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [50] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [52] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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