Efron, Bradley
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Bradley Efron begins his interview with his decision to come to Stanford and continues with the development of statistics as an established academic discipline at Stanford. He talks about a number of people who were significant in the field over the years. He explains the relationship of statistics to other disciplines and relates how some appointments are joint appointments with other departments. For example, Efron held a joint appointment in the medical school working with clinical trials. He comments on the evolution of statistics along with the evolution of computers from mainframe to desktop, and how that enables the research. He also discusses algorithms and inferences in relation to statistics and other disciplines, and tools such as “bootstrapping.” Then he spends some time talking about his experiences in leadership positions on campus as well as his experiences in publishing. He concludes with his thoughts about Stanford and how it grew from a “good” university to a “great” university.
Description
| Type of resource | mixed material |
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| Date created | January 15, 2014 |
Creators/Contributors
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society | |
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| Author | Efron, Bradley | |
| Contributing author | Steinhart, Peter |
Subjects
| Subject | Bradley Efron |
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| Subject | Stanford Historical Society |
| Subject | oral histories |
| Subject | interviews |
| Subject | Department of Statistics |
| Subject | Bootstrap |
| Subject | Jackknife |
| Subject | Chaparral |
Bibliographic information
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/hj183nm6372 |
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- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Preferred citation
- Preferred Citation
Bradley Efron (2014). Oral
history. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at:
http://purl.stanford.edu/hj183nm6372
Collection
Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program interviews, 1999-2022
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