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Elja Arjas, born 1943 in Tampere, Finland,[1] is a Finnish mathematician and professor emeritus.

Arjas studied mathematics at the University of Helsinki and graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1964. She graduated with a licentiate degree in mathematics and statistics in 1970 and received her doctorate in mathematics in 1972.[1]

From 1975 to 1997, Arjas was Professor of Applied Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Oulu. From 1992 to 1997 she was a Professor at the Academy of Finland and from 1997 to 2009 she was a part-time professor of biometrics at the University of Helsinki and a research professor at the Department of Health and Welfare (THL).[1]

Arjas has studied probability calculus, among other things. She was elected a member of the Finnish Academy of Sciences in 2001.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c "Elja Arjas - Biometry Research Group at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics - University of Helsinki Confluence". wiki.helsinki.fi. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ http://www.acadsci.fi/jasenet/varsinaiset_jasenet.htm