George Udny Yule | |
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| Born | 18 February 1871 Morham, Scotland |
| Died | 26 June 1951 (aged 80) Cambridge, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Known for | Yule distribution Yule's Y Yule's coefficient Yule–Simpson effect Yule–Walker equations Preferential attachment Simple birth process |
| Awards | Guy Medal (Gold, 1911) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Statistics, Genetics |
| Institutions | University College London, University of Cambridge |
George Udny Yule, CBE, FRS (18 February 1871 – 26 June 1951),[1] usually known as Udny Yule, was a British statistician, particularly known for the Yule distribution and proposing the preferential attachment model for random graphs.[2]
- ^ Yates, F. (1952). "George Udny Yule. 1871–1951". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 8 (21): 308–323. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1952.0020. S2CID 178300526.
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