Carlo Emilio Bonferroni
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Carlo Emilio Bonferroni was an Italian
mathematician
who worked on probability theory
. Carlo Emilio Bonferroni was born in Bergamo on 28 January 1892 and died on 18 August 1960 in Firenze (Florence). He studied in Torino (Turin), held a post as assistant professor at the Turin Polytechnic, and in 1923 took up the chair of financial mathematics at the Economics Institute in Bari. In 1933 he transferred to Firenze (Florence
) where he held his chair until his death.
Bonferroni is best known for the Bonferroni inequalities, and gives his name to (but did not devise) the Bonferroni correction
in statistics.
Italy
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mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
who worked on probability theory
Probability theory
Probability theory is the branch of mathematics concerned with analysis of random phenomena. The central objects of probability theory are random variables, stochastic processes, and events: mathematical abstractions of non-deterministic events or measured quantities that may either be single...
. Carlo Emilio Bonferroni was born in Bergamo on 28 January 1892 and died on 18 August 1960 in Firenze (Florence). He studied in Torino (Turin), held a post as assistant professor at the Turin Polytechnic, and in 1923 took up the chair of financial mathematics at the Economics Institute in Bari. In 1933 he transferred to Firenze (Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
) where he held his chair until his death.
Bonferroni is best known for the Bonferroni inequalities, and gives his name to (but did not devise) the Bonferroni correction
Bonferroni correction
In statistics, the Bonferroni correction is a method used to counteract the problem of multiple comparisons. It was developed and introduced by Italian mathematician Carlo Emilio Bonferroni...
in statistics.
Further reading
- Material about Bonferroni by Michael Dewey.