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John Tukey

John Wilder Tukey (/ˈtuːki/; June 16, 1915 – July 26, 2000) was an American mathematician and statistician, best known for the development of the fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithm, the box plot and for laying the foundations of the field of exploratory data analysis. The Tukey range test, the Tukey lambda distribution, the Tukey test of additivity…

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Known for
Exploratory data analysis · Multiple comparisons problem · Projection pursuit · Box plot · Blackman–Tukey transformation
Awards
Wilks Memorial Award (1965) · National Medal of Science (1973) · Shewhart Medal (1976) · IEEE Medal of Honor (1982) · Deming Medal (1982)
Education
Brown University (BA, MS) · Princeton University (PhD)
Born
(1915-06-16)June 16, 1915 New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died
July 26, 2000(2000-07-26) (aged 85) New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Doctoral advisor
Solomon Lefschetz

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John Tukey → Blackman–Tukey transformation, Box plot, Cepstrum, Coining the term 'bit', Cooley–Tukey FFT algorithm, Exploratory data analysis, Flexagon, Freeman–Tukey transformation, Median polish, Midhinge, Multiple comparisons problem, Projection pursuit, Scagnostics, Siegel–Tukey test, Slash distribution, Stone–Tukey theorem, Theory of conjoint measurement, Tukey depth, Tukey lambda distribution, Tukey mean difference plot
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John Tukey → Arthur Dempster, David R. Brillinger, Frederick Mosteller, John A. Hartigan, Kai Lai Chung, Karen Kafadar, Leo Goodman, Paul Meier, Thomas E. Kurtz
related to Data analysis and foundations of data science · 7
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Awards · 6
John Tukey → Deming Medal (1982), Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1991), IEEE Medal of Honor (1982), National Medal of Science (1973), Shewhart Medal (1976), Wilks Memorial Award (1965)
Education · 2
John Tukey → Brown University (BA, MS), Princeton University (PhD)
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John Tukey → Bell Labs, Princeton University
Born · 1
John Tukey → (1915-06-16)June 16, 1915 New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died · 1
John Tukey → July 26, 2000(2000-07-26) (aged 85) New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
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John Tukey → Solomon Lefschetz

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