Who was David Blackwell

Our Project Math

His Achievements

Work Places

Personal Life
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What kind of math did David Blackwell use the most?

Statistics

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A math teacher wants to find the performance of 10 students on a test. Scores are 70, 76, 90, 93, 98, 72, 86, 87, 94 and 92. What is the overall performance of the 10 math students?

85.8

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True or False: David was the first Black Mathematician to receive a PhD in mathematics?

False: He was the Seventh.

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True or False: David worked at University of Chicago

False: He worked at UC Berkley

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How many children did David have?

8

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True Or False: Was David Blackwell the first black American in the National Academy of Science?

True

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How did we get our answer?

Added all of the Test Scores up together, and divide it by the number of Students

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Did David Independently develop methods of dynamic programming?

Yes

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How many years did David work at University of California?

34 years
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What was David's wife's name? 

Anne Blackwell

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What was David Blackwell known for?

Game Theory, Probability Theory, Information Theory Or Bayesian Statistics

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Why does Davids math still matter today?

because there are many jobs and many different daily things that can use statistics

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What year was David awarded the National Medal of Science? 1990, 2000, 2010 or 2012?

2012

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What year did David at Clark College?

1942

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Was David a junior?

No

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