| 1. | The mathematics are from established statistical theory, actuarial models, and probability theory.
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| 2. | In statistical theory, Nelder and Wedderburn proposed the generalized linear model.
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| 3. | Results from probability theory and statistical theory are employed to guide the practice.
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| 4. | Francis Galton is credited as one of the principal founders of statistical theory.
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| 5. | John Kingman described him as " one of the giants of statistical theory ".
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| 6. | Maximum a posteriori estimation ( MAP ) estimation is central to modern statistical theory.
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| 7. | His current applied interests are focused around statistical theory of diversity and Zipf's law.
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| 8. | Statistical theory tells us about the uncertainties in extrapolating from a sample to the frame.
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| 9. | This has led to substantial development of statistical theory related to the problem of optimal estimation.
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| 10. | However this is usually avoided as the term nuisance parameter has a specific meaning in statistical theory.
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