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The Seven Pillars of Statistical Wisdom / Stephen M. Stigler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stigler, Stephen M., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematical statistics--History.
- Mathematical statistics.
- Statistics--History.
- Statistics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 p.) : 9 halftones, 51 line illustrations, 2 tables
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2016]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- What gives statistics its unity as a science? Stephen Stigler sets forth the seven foundational ideas of statistics—a scientific discipline related to but distinct from mathematics and computer science and one which often seems counterintuitive. His original account will fascinate the interested layperson and engage the professional statistician.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Aggregation
- Chapter 2. Information
- Chapter 3. Likelihood
- Chapter 4. Intercomparison
- Chapter 5. Regression
- Chapter 6. Design
- Chapter 7. Residual
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)
- ISBN:
- 0-674-97019-5
- OCLC:
- 984686875
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