Ronald Aylmer Fisher

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gptkb:Darwin_Medal
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gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1890-02-17
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gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:cancer
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gptkb:George_Fisher
gptkb:Harry_Fisher
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gptkb:Margaret_Fisher
gptkb:Mary_Fisher
gptkb:Eileen_Fisher
gptkbp:deathDate 1962-07-29
gptkbp:deathPlace Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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eugenics
evolutionary biology
genetics
statistics
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ronald Aylmer Fisher
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gptkb:Fisher–Yates_shuffle
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design of experiments
founder of modern statistics
maximum likelihood estimation
statistical significance
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gptkb:Indian_Statistical_Institute
gptkbp:nationality British
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gptkb:Statistical_Methods_for_Research_Workers
gptkb:The_Design_of_Experiments
gptkb:The_Genetical_Theory_of_Natural_Selection
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biologist
eugenicist
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:St_Peter's_Cathedral,_Adelaide
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