Twelve British statisticians

Summary

Titles

• Full Title: Twelve British statisticians/ Richard H. Williams [and others].

Notes

• Includes bibliographical references.
• Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- Karl Pearson; Chapter 2 -- R.A. Fisher; Chapter 3 -- Charles Spearman; Chapter 4 -- Florence N. David; Chapter 5 -- George U. Yule; Chapter 6 -- Maurice Kendall; Chapter 7 -- George Box; Chapter 8 -- Student; Chapter 9 -- Egon S. Pearson; Chapter 10 -- Francis Y. Edgeworth; Chapter 11 -- Maurice Bartlett; Chapter 12 -- David Cox; Summary.
• English.

Identifiers

• Isbns: 193248244X; 9781932482447
• Oclc Number: (OCoLC)70824507

Publication Statement

• Place: Raleigh, NC
• Publisher: Boson Books
• Date: 2006

Physical Description

• Extent: 1 online resource

Table Of Contents

• Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- Karl Pearson; Chapter 2 -- R.A. Fisher; Chapter 3 -- Charles Spearman; Chapter 4 -- Florence N. David; Chapter 5 -- George U. Yule; Chapter 6 -- Maurice Kendall; Chapter 7 -- George Box; Chapter 8 -- Student; Chapter 9 -- Egon S. Pearson; Chapter 10 -- Francis Y. Edgeworth; Chapter 11 -- Maurice Bartlett; Chapter 12 -- David Cox; Summary.

Summary

• Twelve British Statisticians provides a description of the lives and contributions of a dozen scientific luminaries. Their fields of expertise sometimes include disciplines that depart from statistics and display great versatility. Each statistician is a famous figure, but is especially renowned in Great Britain. The book is accessible to a wide reading audience. Each chapter focuses on the scientific contributions and personal life of a single statistician. Each chapter begins with an overview and contains a rich set of references. Current textbooks in statistics contain little information ab.

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