This magnificent book is the first comprehensive history of statistics from its beginnings around 1700 to its emergence as a distinct and mature discipline arou
Stigler shows how statistics arose from the interplay of mathematical concepts and the needs of several applied sciences. His emphasis is upon how methods of pr
This lively collection of essays examines statistical ideas with an ironic eye for their essence and what their history can tell us for current disputes. The to
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Presents a survey of the history and evolution of the branch of mathematics that focuses on probability and statistics, including useful applications and notabl