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American mathematician, statistician, and scientist (1902-1950)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1902 to 1950 · aged 48
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Abraham Wald was a Hungarian and American mathematician and statistician who contributed to decision theory, geometry and econometrics, and founded the field of sequential analysis.

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1940Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
1939Fellow of the Econometric Society
Fellow of the American Statistical Association

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Abraham Wald was a Hungarian and American mathematician and statistician who contributed to decision theory, geometry and econometrics, and founded the field of sequential analysis. One of his well-known statistical works was written during World War II on how to minimize the damage to bomber aircraft and took into account the survivorship bias in his calculations. He spent his research career at Columbia University. He was the grandson of Rabbi Moshe Shmuel Glasner.

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Lived 1902 to 1950 · aged 48
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