Twelve British StatisticiansBitingduck Press LLC, 2006 - 81 pàgines 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 about the pioneers in the field. This book provides a historical supplement in courses on quantitative methods in the behavioral, social, and biological disciplines. The statisticians and some of their contributions covered include: 1. Karl Pearson: product-moment correlation. 2. R.A. Fisher: analysis of variance and covariance, experimental design, common sampling distributions. 3. Charles Spearman: factor analysis, theory of intelligence, mental test theory. 4. Florence Nightingale David: advocate of womenOCOs vocational rights in statistics, distinguished educator. 5. George Udny Yule: time series, contingency table analysis. 6. Maurice G. Kendall: generation of and tests for randomness, time series. 7. George E.P. Box: statistical quality control, analysis of time series. 8. William Sealy Gosset (OC StudentOCO): small sample statistical techniques, contributions to Neyman-Pearson theory. 9. Egon Sharpe Pearson: Neyman-Pearson theory, history of statistics. 10. Francis Ysidro Edgeworth: polymath mathematical psychics, editor of the Economics Journal . 11. Maurice S. Bartlett: stochastic processes, epidemiology, time series. 12. David Cox: multivariable models including covariates and treatment variables, survival rate. For author bios, photos, and a sample read, visit www.bosonbooks.com" |
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Chapter 2 R A Fisher | 19 |
Chapter 3 Charles Spearman | 27 |
Chapter 4 Florence N David | 33 |
Chapter 5 George U Yule | 38 |
Chapter 6 Maurice Kendall | 43 |
Chapter 7 George Box | 47 |
Chapter 8 Student | 53 |
Chapter 9 Egon S Pearson | 58 |
Chapter 10 Francis Y Edgeworth | 65 |
Chapter 11 Maurice Bartlett | 72 |
Chapter 12 David Cox | 77 |
Summary | 81 |
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analysis of variance Applied Statistics awarded Bayesian became Biometric Biometrika brewery Cambridge Charles Spearman Concluding Comments References correlation coefficient David Cox developed disciplines edition editor Egon Pearson Egon Sharpe Pearson errors Eugenics experimental design factor analysis father Florence Nightingale David Francis Galton Francis Ysidro Edgeworth genetics George Box George E. P. Box George Udny Yule Guinness history of statistics hypothesis testing Jerzy Neyman Journal Karl Pearson Kendall's lectures London Mathematical Statistics Maurice Bartlett Maurice Kendall measurement Medal mental test theory methods for research multivariate statistical nonparametric Overview Oxford papers pioneer probability problems Professor Psychology publications published R. A. Fisher regression Reid Research Contributions research workers Review Royal Statistical Society sampling distributions scientific score small sample Statistical Methods Statistical Science statistical scientists Stigler studies theory of intelligence theory of mental Theory of Statistics Udny Yule University College variables versatility Vocational Experience Wiley William Sealy Gosset York Yule’s Zimmerman
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