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Title
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Room
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A Celebration of the Life and Contributions of John Wilder Tukey: Statistical Inventor, Discoverer and Revolutionary
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H-Grand Ballroom A
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Date / Time
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Sponsor
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Type
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08/06/2001
2:00 PM
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3:50 PM
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Memorial Sessions, Section on Government Statistics*
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Invited
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Organizer:
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Howard Wainer, Educational Testing Service
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Chair:
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Howard Wainer, Educational Testing Service
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Discussant:
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3:25 PM - Paul Tukey, Bell Labs
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Floor Discussion
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3:40 PM
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Description
Memorial Session for John Wilder Tukey. John Tukey (1915-2000) bestrode 20th century statistics like a colossus. His contributions to all aspects of the field are astonishing in both their breadth and depth. In this symposium we will discuss a few aspects of how his work and life influenced the path of statistics as well as the other fields that it touches.
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