Charles Spearman
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English psychologist (1863-1945)
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- Works
- 1
Top works
- Die Normaltäuschungen in der Lagewahrnehmung
- The Abilities of Man
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,538x
- The Pittsburgh sleep quality index: A new instrument for psychiatric practice and research
· 1989 · cited 29,218x
- Human-level control through deep reinforcement learning
· 2015 · cited 23,773x
- Array programming with NumPy
· 2020 · cited 23,475x
- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 20,894x
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Key facts
- Born
- Charles Edward Spearman , ( 1863-09-10 ) 10 September 1863, London , United Kingdom
- Died
- 17 September 1945 (1945-09-17) (aged 82), London , United Kingdom
- Alma mater
- Leipzig University ( PhD )
- Known for
- g factor , Spearman's rank correlation coefficient , factor analysis
- Awards
- Fellow of the Royal Society
- Institutions
- University College London
- Doctoral students
- C. E. Beeby
- Other notable students
- Raymond Cattell John C. Raven David Wechsler
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Leipzig University
- Employer
- University College London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral advisor
- Wilhelm Wundt
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- writing language
- English language
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- member of
- British Psychological Society
- date of birth
- 1863-09-10
- date of death
- 1945-09-17
- Commons category
- Charles Spearman
- name in native language
- Charles Edward Spearman
- influenced by
- Francis Galton
- P8168
- Bláskógabyggð
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Encyclopedic overview
Charles Edward Spearman, FRS (10 September 1863 – 17 September 1945) was an English psychologist known for work in statistics, as a pioneer of factor analysis, and for Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. He also did seminal work on models for human intelligence, including his theory that disparate cognitive test scores reflect a single general intelligence factor and coining the term g factor.
Biography
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