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Bruce E. Trumbo, 12 December 1937 – 8 July 2022

Obituary: Bruce Edward Trumbo

AmStat News, Obituaries for October 2022

Professor Emeritus of Statistics and Mathematics. Mid 80s, mainly retired; have recently taught several senior and graduate courses.

Current academic interests: probability simulation, statistical graphics, nonparametric tests, Bayesian interval estimation.

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