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Truman Lee Kelley

1884 – 1961

American statistician

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About Truman Lee Kelley

Lived 1884 – 1961 (aged 76–77). Truman Lee Kelley was an American mathematician, psychologist, statistician, university teacher and pedagogue.

Truman Lee Kelley (1884 – 1961) was an American researcher who made seminal contributions to statistics and psychology.

Life

He was born in Whitehall, Muskegon County, Michigan in 1884. He died in 1961. He completed his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1914 under the supervision of Edward Thorndike. Crossroads in the Mind of Man (1928) Scientific Method; Its Function in Research and in Education (1929) Tests and Measurements in the Social Sciences (coauthor, 1934) Essential Traits of Mental Life (1935) The Kelley's Statistical Tables (1938; 2nd ed., 1948) Fundamentals of Statistics (1947)

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Important facts

Born
1884
Birth century
19th century
Died
1961
Occupation
Mathematician, psychologist, statistician, university teacher, pedagogue
Nationality
United States
Education
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Columbia University
Employers
Stanford University
Awards
Fellow of the American Statistical Association; Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics

People in Truman Lee Kelley's life

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Truman Lee Kelley?

American statistician

When was Truman Lee Kelley born?

Truman Lee Kelley was born in 1884.

When did Truman Lee Kelley die?

Truman Lee Kelley died in 1961.

What was Truman Lee Kelley's occupation?

Truman Lee Kelley was a mathematician, psychologist, statistician, university teacher and pedagogue.

What nationality was Truman Lee Kelley?

Truman Lee Kelley was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Truman Lee Kelley

· Wikidata: Q28935238

· DBpedia: Truman Lee Kelley

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