The mathematical sciences prize was awarded to David L. Donoho for his "contributions to modern mathematical statistics and in particular the development of optimal algorithms for statistical estimation in the presence of noise and of efficient techniques for sparse representation and recovery in large data-sets, " the committee said.

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They want the new qualification to focus on statistics, mathematical modelling of real-life problems and general mathematical fluency.

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Such a bias treats statistics as truth, as opposed to just a mathematical method for describing reality.

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