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Larry A. Wasserman

b. 1959

Canadian-American statistician

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About Larry A. Wasserman

Born 1959. Larry A. Wasserman is a Canadian statistician, university teacher and mathematician.

Selected works Wasserman has written many research papers about nonparametric inference, asymptotic theory, causality, and applications of statistics to astrophysics, bioinformatics, and genetics. He has also written two advanced statistics textbooks, All of Statistics and All of Nonparametric Statistics.

2004. All of Statistics: A Concise Course in Statistical Inference. Springer-Verlag, New York. won DeGroot Prize 2005. 2006. All of Nonparametric Statistics. Springer. 2013. Topological Inference. Rietz Lecture 2013.

Honors and awards 2016, Member of National Academy of Sciences Wasserman was elected to National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievement in original research.

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Important facts

Born
1959, Windsor, Ontario
Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Toronto, Carnegie Mellon University
Positions held
Board member
Employers
Carnegie Mellon University
Awards
Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics; Fellow of the American Statistical Association; DeGroot Prize; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Also known as
Larry Wasserman

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Larry A. Wasserman?

Canadian-American statistician

When was Larry A. Wasserman born?

Larry A. Wasserman was born in 1959 in Windsor, Ontario.

What is Larry A. Wasserman's occupation?

Larry A. Wasserman is a statistician, university teacher and mathematician.

What nationality is Larry A. Wasserman?

Larry A. Wasserman is Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Larry A. Wasserman

· Wikidata: Q6489856

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