Bradley Efron

Statistician, Academic

1938 –

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Who is Bradley Efron?

Bradley Efron is an American statistician best known for proposing the bootstrap resampling technique, which has had a major impact in the field of statistics and virtually every area of statistical application. The bootstrap was one of the first computer-intensive statistical techniques, replacing traditional algebraic derivations with data-based computer simulations.

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Born
May 24, 1938
Saint Paul
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology
    Mathematics
    ( - 1960)
  • Master of Science, Stanford University
    Statistics
    ( - 1962)
  • Doctorate, Stanford University
    Statistics
    ( - 1964)
Employment
  • Stanford University
    (1988 - )
  • Roche Palo Alto LLC
    (2008 - )
  • RAND
    (1962 - )
  • Chairman, Stanford University Faculty Senate
    (1998 - 1999)
  • Chairman, Stanford University Advisory Board, Stanford University Advisory Board
    (1993 - 1994)
  • Visiting Professor, Harvard University
    (1991 - )
  • Associate Dean, Stanford University
    (1987 - 1990)
  • Chairman, Mathematical and Computational Science Program, Stanford Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering
    (1980 - )
  • Stanford University
    (1972 - )
  • Visiting scholar, Imperial College London
    (1971 - 1972)

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on July 23, 2013

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