Leonard J. Savage
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Leonard J. Savage was an influential American statistician and decision theorist best known for his foundational work on subjective probability and Bayesian statistics.
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| Leonard J. Savage canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
decision theorist
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human ⓘ statistician ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | mathematics ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
20th-century decision theory
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20th-century statistics ⓘ |
| authorOf | The Foundations of Statistics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Guy Medal in Silver
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Samuel S. Wilks Memorial Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Michigan ⓘ |
| employer |
Bell Telephone Laboratories
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University of Chicago ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| familyName | Savage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Bayesian statistics
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decision theory ⓘ probability theory ⓘ statistics ⓘ subjective probability ⓘ |
| givenName | Leonard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept |
Savage axioms
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Savage criterion in decision theory NERFINISHED ⓘ Savage representation theorem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bayesian decision theory
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modern Bayesian statistics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bruno de Finetti
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Frank P. Ramsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bayesian decision theory
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axiomatic foundations of subjective probability ⓘ subjective expected utility theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Statistical Association
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Institute of Mathematical Statistics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | J. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork | Foundations of Statistics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
statistician
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
president of the American Statistical Association
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president of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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