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A History of Parametric Statistical Inference from Bernoulli to Fisher, 1713-1935

By Anders Hald

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2006
ISBN
9780387464084, 0387464085, 1441923632, 9781441923639
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1578889 bytes)
Series
Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Edition
1
Pages
222\222
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Математика;История математики

Description

This book offers a detailed history of parametric statistical inference. Covering the period between James Bernoulli and R.A. Fisher, it examines: binomial statistical inference; statistical inference by inverse probability; the central limit theorem and linear minimum variance estimation by Laplace and Gauss; error theory, skew distributions, correlation, sampling distributions; and the Fisherian Revolution. Lively biographical sketches of many of the main characters are featured throughout, including Laplace, Gauss, Edgeworth, Fisher, and Karl Pearson. Also examined are the roles played by DeMoivre, James Bernoulli, and Lagrange.

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