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Jerzy Neyman

Jerzy Neyman
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Jerzy Spława-Neyman was a Polish mathematician and statistician. He made major contributions to the development of modern statistical theory. Neyman introduced the modern concept of a confidence interval into statistical hypothesis testing and, with Egon Pearson, revised Ronald Fisher's null hypothesis testing.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Alexander OparinMarch 2, 1894 – April 21, 1980
  2. Georges LemaîtreJuly 17, 1894 – June 20, 1966
  3. Jerzy Neyman (this page)April 16, 1894 – August 5, 1981
  4. Norbert WienerNovember 26, 1894 – March 18, 1964
  5. Oskar KleinSeptember 15, 1894 – February 5, 1977
  6. Pelageya ShajnApril 19, 1894 – August 27, 1956

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