Abraham Wald
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Abraham Wald (/wɔːld/; Hungarian: Wald Ábrahám, Yiddish: אברהם וואַלד; (1902-10-31)31 October 1902 – (1950-12-13)13 December 1950) was a Jewish Hungarian mathematician who contributed to decision theory, geometry and econometrics, and founded the field of sequential analysis.[1] 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.[2] He spent his research career at Columbia University. He was the grandson of Rabbi Moshe Shmuel Glasner.
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Abraham Wald | |
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Born | (1902-10-31)October 31, 1902 |
Died | December 13, 1950(1950-12-13) (aged 48) |
Alma mater | King Ferdinand I University University of Vienna |
Known for | Wald's equation Wald test Wald distribution Wald–Wolfowitz runs test Wald's martingale Wald's maximin model Mann–Wald theorem Decision theory Sequential analysis Sequential probability ratio test |
Children | Robert Wald |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics Statistics Economics |
Institutions | Columbia University Cowles Commission for Research in Economics |
Doctoral advisor | Karl Menger |
Doctoral students | Herman Chernoff Meyer Abraham Girshick Milton Sobel Charles Stein |
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