Comments on: [MADS] Chernoff face http://hea-www.harvard.edu/AstroStat/slog/2009/mads-chernoff-face/ Weaving together Astronomy+Statistics+Computer Science+Engineering+Intrumentation, far beyond the growing borders Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:47:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: hlee http://hea-www.harvard.edu/AstroStat/slog/2009/mads-chernoff-face/comment-page-1/#comment-877 hlee Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:06:08 +0000 http://hea-www.harvard.edu/AstroStat/slog/?p=2059#comment-877 I first learned his name from Chernoff inequality and was amazed at his versatility. Yes... his works cover from probability theory, mathematical statistics to exploratory data analysis. I was so trilled when I met him for the first time and he from time to time joins CHASC meeting. I first learned his name from Chernoff inequality and was amazed at his versatility. Yes… his works cover from probability theory, mathematical statistics to exploratory data analysis. I was so trilled when I met him for the first time and he from time to time joins CHASC meeting.

]]> By: TomLoredo http://hea-www.harvard.edu/AstroStat/slog/2009/mads-chernoff-face/comment-page-1/#comment-876 TomLoredo Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:36:36 +0000 http://hea-www.harvard.edu/AstroStat/slog/?p=2059#comment-876 Chernoff faces are fun. It's probably worth mentioning that Herman Chernoff is a giant of 20th century statististics and his faces are well-known but certainly not his most important work. He made seminal contributions to sequential experimental design and decision theory. He is still active: <a href="http://www.stat.harvard.edu/People/Faculty/Herman_Chernoff/Herman_Chernoff_Index.html" rel="nofollow">Herman Chernoff's web site</a>. Of tangential interest to astronomers: Cornell astronomer David Chernoff, who works in many fields including astrostatistics, is Herman Chernoff's nephew! Chernoff faces are fun. It’s probably worth mentioning that Herman Chernoff is a giant of 20th century statististics and his faces are well-known but certainly not his most important work. He made seminal contributions to sequential experimental design and decision theory. He is still active: Herman Chernoff’s web site.

Of tangential interest to astronomers: Cornell astronomer David Chernoff, who works in many fields including astrostatistics, is Herman Chernoff’s nephew!

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