The seven pillars of statistical wisdom / Stephen M. Stigler.
The seven pillars of statistical wisdom / Stephen M. Stigler.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
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G 2016/1861
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English
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230 pages ; 18 cm.
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unmediated
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volume
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Aggregation: from tables and means to least squares -- Information: its measurement and rate of change -- Likelihood: calibration on a probability scale -- Intercomparison: within-sample variation as a standard -- Regression: multivariate analysis, Bayesian inference, and causal inference -- Design:...
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
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Massachusetts
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2016.
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"A summary of the seven most consequential ideas in the history of statistics, ideas that have proven their importance over a century or more and yet still define the basis of statistical science in the present day. Separately each was a radical idea when introduced, and most remain radical today when they are extended to new territory. Together th...
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The seven pillars of statistical wisdom / Stephen M. Stigler.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-223) and index.
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G 2016/1861
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74VKVpQBJDBA
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0674088913 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780674088917 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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519.5
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991023988310402626
