Published March 1987
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Journal Article
The Rise of Statistical Thinking, 1820-1900 [Book Review]
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Kousser, J. Morgan
Abstract
The two most essential tools for modem mathematical statistics-the "method of least squares" and the "normal" curve-were developed by the second decade of the 19th century. Yet the great intellectual synthesis that turned statistics into an academic discipline with a pervasive impact on society was not accomplished until the end of the century. How the synthesis came about, and why it took so long, is the chief puzzle that both of these books seek to solve.
Additional Information
© 1987 The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Book review of: The Rise of Statistical Thinking, 1820-1900 / Theodore M. Porter. Princeton University Press: 1988. ISBN: 9780691024097. Book review of: The History of Statistics: The Measurement of Uncertainty before 1900 / Stephen M. Stigler. Harvard University Press: 1990. ISBN: 9780674403413Additional details
- Alternative title
- The History of Statistics: The Measurement of Uncertainty before 1900 [Book Review]
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