The Life and Work of Gustav Elfving

This article outlines the scientific work and life of the Finnish statistician, probabilist, and mathematician Gustav Elfving (1908-1984). Elfving's academic career, scientific contacts, and personal life are sketched, and his main research contributions to the fields of statistics, probability...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Statistical Science. - Institute of Mathematical Statistics. - 14(1999), 2, Seite 174-196
1. Verfasser:	Nordstrom, Kenneth (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	1999
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Statistical Science
Schlagworte:	Bayesian Statistics Complex Analysis Decision Theory Expansion of Distributions Markov Chains Multivariate Distribution Theory Nonparametric Statistics Optimal Design of Experiments Optimal Stopping Order Statistics mehr... Quality Control Sufficiency and Completeness Mathematics Philosophy Education Behavioral sciences