Sir Ronald Fisher

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gptkb:Darwin_Medal
gptkb:Guy_Medal_in_Gold
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1890-02-17
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:East_Finchley,_London,_England
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gptkb:George_Fisher
gptkb:Harry_Fisher
gptkb:Janet_Fisher
gptkb:Joan_Fisher_Box
gptkb:Margaret_Fisher
gptkb:Harriet_Fisher
gptkb:Leonard_Fisher
gptkbp:deathDate 1962-07-29
gptkbp:deathPlace Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:William_Bateson
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harrow_School
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Commonwealth_Scientific_and_Industrial_Research_Organisation_(CSIRO)
gptkb:Rothamsted_Experimental_Station
gptkb:University_College_London
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
eugenics
evolutionary biology
genetics
statistics
biometry
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Ronald_Aylmer_Fisher
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Ronald Fisher
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gptkb:Fisher's_linear_discriminant
gptkb:Fisher–Neyman_factorization_theorem
gptkb:Fisher–Snedecor_distribution
gptkb:Fisher–Tippett_distribution
gptkb:Fisher–Yates_shuffle
gptkb:Fisherian_randomization
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gptkb:Fisher's_logseries
gptkb:Fisher's_method
gptkb:Fisher's_scoring_algorithm
gptkb:Fisher's_z-distribution
gptkb:Fisher–Cochran_theorem
gptkb:Fisher–Kolmogorov_equation
design of experiments
founder of modern statistics
statistical inference
maximum likelihood estimation
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gptkb:International_Statistical_Institute
gptkb:Royal_Society
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gptkb:Indian_Statistical_Institute
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gptkb:The_Design_of_Experiments
gptkb:The_Genetical_Theory_of_Natural_Selection
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:statistician
biologist
eugenicist
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:St._George's_Church,_Magill,_South_Australia
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ruth_Eileen_Guinness
gptkbp:title gptkb:professor
Sir
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