Yihui Xie

data scientist, developer of R software
Person human Q23761837
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Summary

Yihui Xie's place of birth was People's Republic of China[1]. He worked as a software engineer[2] and data scientist[3].

Key Facts

  • Employer: Posit PBC[4]
  • Educated at: Iowa State University[5], Renmin University of China[6]
  • Doctoral advisor: Dianne Cook[7], Heike Hofmann[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Family name: Xie[10]
  • Official website: https://yihui.org/en/[11], https://yihui.org/cn/[12]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Chinese[13]

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Education

Educated at Iowa State University[5], a public research university[14], in United States[15], founded in 1858[16], headquartered in Ames[17] and Renmin University of China[6], a public university[18], in People's Republic of China[19], founded in 1937[20], headquartered in Beijing[21]. Doctoral advisors include Dianne Cook[7], a statistician[22], of Australia[23], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[24] and Heike Hofmann[8], a statistician[25], b. 1972[26], of Germany[27], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[28], specialised in statistics[29].

FAQs

Where was Yihui Xie born?

Yihui Xie was born in People's Republic of China[1].

What did Yihui Xie do for work?

Yihui Xie worked as software engineer[2] and data scientist[3].

Where did Yihui Xie go to school?

Yihui Xie was educated at Iowa State University[5] and Renmin University of China[6].

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