
John Tukey
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John Tukey was an influential American statistician known for his contributions to data analysis and exploratory data analysis. He coined the term 'bit' as a unit of information in the context of Claude Shannon's work on information theory, helping to popularize the concept in the field of statistics and computing.
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John Tukey suggested the term 'bit' as an abbreviation for 'binary digit'.
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