Dennis Lindley
British statistician (1923–2013) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dennis Victor Lindley (25 July 1923 – 14 December 2013) was an English statistician, decision theorist and leading advocate of Bayesian statistics.
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Dennis Victor Lindley | |
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Born | (1923-07-25)25 July 1923 Surbiton, London, England |
Died | 14 December 2013(2013-12-14) (aged 90) Somerset, England |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Known for | Bayesian statistics, Lindley's Paradox, Lindley equation, Cromwell's Rule |
Awards | Guy Medal (Silver, 1968) (Gold, 2002) |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Cambridge University of Wales, Aberystwyth University College London |
Doctoral advisor | George A. Barnard[1] |
Doctoral students | Adrian Smith John Gittins Thomas H. Leonard José-Miguel Bernardo |
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