Frank Rudolf Hampel | |
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 Hampel in 1997 | |
| Born | 1941 Heidelberg, Germany |
| Died | October 2, 2018 (aged 76–77) |
| Education | University of Göttingen University of Munich University of California, Berkeley |
| Known for | influence function |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Statistics |
| Institutions | ETH Zürich |
| Thesis | Contributions to the Theory of Robust Estimation (1968) |
| Doctoral advisor | Erich Lehmann |
| Doctoral students | Hans-Rudolf Künsch Peter Rousseeuw Andreas Buja |
Frank Rudolf Hampel (1941 in Heidelberg – October 2, 2018 in Thalwil) was a German statistician and a pioneer in robust statistics.[1][2][3] He was professor at ETH Zurich for most of his career.[4]
- ^ Hampel, Frank R. (1973). "Robust estimation: A condensed partial survey". Zeitschrift für Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie und Verwandte Gebiete. 27 (2): 87–104. doi:10.1007/BF00536619. ISSN 0044-3719.
- ^ Lehmann, E. L. (2008), "Nonparametrics and Robustness", Reminiscences of a Statistician, New York, NY: Springer New York, pp. 143–159, doi:10.1007/978-0-387-71597-1_9, ISBN 978-0-387-71596-4, retrieved 2023-08-27
- ^ Field, Christopher; Ronchetti, Elvezio (1990). "Small Sample Asymptotics". Lecture Notes-Monograph Series. 13: 1–140. ISSN 0749-2170. JSTOR 4355566.
- ^ "Institute of Mathematical Statistics | Obituary: Frank Hampel, 1941–2018". Retrieved 2023-08-27.