Bradley Efron
Bradley Efron · Science & Medicine
Statistics; invented the bootstrap resampling method
1938, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
United States
Bradley Efron is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Statistics; invented the bootstrap resampling method
Efron is a statistician who invented the bootstrap in 1979, a computer-based resampling method that lets scientists estimate the uncertainty of almost any statistic without restrictive assumptions, transforming practical data analysis. A longtime Stanford professor, he received the U.S. National Medal of Science. He was born in Minnesota to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents.
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Statistics; invented the bootstrap resampling method
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics
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