The History of Statistics: The Measurement of Uncertainty Before 1900 by Stephen M. Stigler

The History of Statistics: The Measurement of Uncertainty Before 1900

Stephen M. Stigler

432 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

nonfiction history mathematics challenging informative slow-paced
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This magnificent book is the first comprehensive history of statistics from its beginnings around 1700 to its emergence as a distinct and mature discipline around 1900. Stephen M. Stigler shows how statistics arose from the interplay of mathematic...

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