Udny Yule
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This article is about the statistician. For other people with this name, see George Yule.
George Udny Yule FRS (18 February 1871 – 26 June 1951),[1] usually known as Udny Yule, was a British statistician, particularly known for the Yule distribution and proposing the preferential attachment model for random graphs.[2]
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George Udny Yule | |
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Born | 18 February 1871 (1871-02-18) Morham, Scotland |
Died | 26 June 1951 (1951-06-27) (aged 80) Cambridge, England |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University College London |
Known for | Yule distribution Yule's Y Yule's coefficient Yule–Simpson effect Yule–Walker equations Preferential attachment Simple birth process |
Awards | Guy Medal (Gold, 1911) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Statistics, Genetics |
Institutions | University College London, University of Cambridge |
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