TL;DR
This paper is a reflective tribute to Leo Breiman, highlighting personal memories, his influence on statistical thought, and the author's admiration for his multifaceted talents and insights.
Contribution
It offers a personal perspective on Leo Breiman's impact on statistics and the author's relationship with his work and ideas.
Findings
Leo Breiman's comments stimulated deep reflection on statistics.
The author's memories illustrate Breiman's diverse talents.
The paper emphasizes the importance of intellectual influence in scientific legacy.
Abstract
I published an interview of Leo Breiman in Statistical Science [Olshen (2001)], and also the solution to a problem concerning almost sure convergence of binary tree-structured estimators in regression [Olshen (2007)]. The former summarized much of my thinking about Leo up to five years before his death. I discussed the latter with Leo and dedicated that paper to his memory. Therefore, this note is on other topics. In preparing it I am reminded how much I miss this man of so many talents and interests. I miss him not because I always agreed with him, but instead because his comments about statistics in particular and life in general always elicited my substantial reflection.
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