ANNOTATED READINGS IN THE HISTORY OF STATISTICS by H.A. David, A. W. F. Edwards ( 9780387988443 )

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ANNOTATED READINGS IN THE HISTORY OF STATISTICS

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ISBN 10:

0387988440

ISBN 13:

9780387988443

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SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK INC.

Pub. date:

6 April, 2001

Edition:

2001 ed.

Series:

Springer Series in Statistics / Perspectives in Statistics

Pages:

267

Description:

There are several reasons for studying the history of statistics: intrinsic interest in how the field of statistics developed and livening up general courses in statistics by reference to important contributors. This book provides a selection of papers or extracts ranging from Pascal (1654) to R A Fisher (1930).

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This book provides a selection of pioneering papers or extracts ranging from Pascal (1654) to R.A. Fisher (1930). The authors' annotations put the articles in perspective for the modern reader. A special feature of the book is the large number of translations, nearly all made by the authors. The selected articles vary considerably in difficulty, some requiring only a basic understanding of statistical concepts, whereas others surprise by their early sophistication in 'classical' statistics. There are several reasons for studying the history of statistics: intrinsic interest in how the field of statistics developed, learning from often brilliant ideas and not reinventing the wheel, and livening up general courses in statistics by reference to important contributors. Herbert A. David is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Statistics, Iowa State University and served as Department Head from 1972 to 184. He was Editor of Biometric from 1967 to 1972 and President of Biometric Society for 1982-1983. His publications include books on "Order Statistics" (Wiley 1970, 1981) and "The Method of Paired Comparisons" (Griffin 1963, 1988).Apart from articles in these two areas he has written on statistical inference, experimental designs, competing risks, and the history of statistics. He received a Ph.D. in statistics from University College London in 1953. A.W.F. Edwards is Reader in Biometry in the University of Cambridge. He was President of the British Region of the Biometric Society in 1992-1994 and is Chairman of the Christian Huygens Committee for the History of Statistics of the International Statistical Institute. His publications include the books "Likelihood" (Cambridge University Press 1972, Johns Hopkins University Press 1992), "Foundations of Mathematical Genetics" (Cambridge University Press 1977, 2000), and "Pascal's Arithmetical Triangle" (Griffin 1987). He holds the degrees of Ph.D. and Sc.D. from Cambridge University.

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