Mathematician:John Wilder Tukey

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Mathematician

American mathematician working mainly in the field of statistics.

Made contributions in the fields of nonparametric methods, robustness studies and interpretation of computer graphics.

Developed the use of the box plot, box-and-whisker diagrams, the five-number summary and stem-and-leaf displays.

Best known for development of the FFT algorithm.


Nationality

American


History

  • Born: June 16, 1915, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died: July 26, 2000, New Brunswick, New Jersey


Theorems and Inventions

Results named for John Wilder Tukey can be found here.

Definitions of concepts named for John Wilder Tukey can be found here.


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