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Classic topics on the history of modern mathematical statistics : from Laplace to more recent times / Prakash Gorroochurn.

Author/creator Gorroochurn, Prakash, 1971- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, [2016]
Descriptionxxi, 754 pages ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
Mathematical statistics--History.
Probabilities--History.
Contents The Laplacean revolution -- Galton, regression, and correlation -- Karl Pearson's chi-squared goodness-of-fit test -- Student's test -- the Fisherian legacy -- Beyond Fisher and Neyman-Pearson.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Gorroochurn, Prakash, 1971- author. Classic topics on the history of modern mathematical statistics. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, 2016 9781119127932
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2015031814
ISBN9781119127925 hardcover
ISBN1119127920 hardcover

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