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John Wilder Tukey (/ ˈ t uː k i /; June 16, 1915 – July 26, 2000) was an American mathematician and statistician, best known for the development of the fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithm and box plot.
Jul 26, 2000 · John Tukey ushered in a new era of statistics. He questioned the Fisherian assumptions of regular uncertainty and gave us insights into the irregularity of the real world. His life's work consisted largely of discovering how to collect and analyse data.
As a chemist-turned-topologist-turned statistician, John Wilder Tukey played a key role in the development and study of statistics in the mid 1900's. The field of statistics has benefited tremendously from his contributions. J. W. Tukey was born on July 16, 1915, in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
T U K E Y. John Wilder Tukey was renowned for research and service in academia, industry, and government. He was born June 16, 1915, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the only child of Adah M. Takerand Ralph H. Tukey. His parents had grad-uated first and second in the Bates College class of 1898.
Jul 28, 2000 · John Wilder Tukey, one of the most influential statisticians of the last 50 years and a wide-ranging thinker credited with inventing the word ''software,'' died on Wednesday in New Brunswick, N.J.
Jul 28, 2000 · John Wilder Tukey , an emeritus Princeton professor considered to be one of the most important contributors to modern statistics, died Wednesday. He was 85.
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John Wilder Tukey was an American mathematician and statistician, best known for the development of the fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithm and box plot. The Tukey range test, the Tukey lambda distribution, the Tukey test of additivity, and the Teichmüller–Tukey lemma all bear his name.
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