This article is about the statistician. For other people with this name, see George Yule.
George Udny Yule
Born
18 February 1871 (1871-02-18)
Morham, Scotland
Died
26 June 1951 (1951-06-27) (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 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]
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