The Pleasures of Statistics The Autobiography of Frederick Mosteller /

From his unique perspective, renowned statistician and educator Frederick Mosteller describes many of the projects and events in his long career. From humble beginnings in western Pennsylvania to becoming the founding chairman of Harvard University's Department of Statistics and beyond, he insp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mosteller, Frederick (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Fienberg, Stephen E. (Editor ), Hoaglin, David C. (Editor ), Tanur, Judith M. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edición:1st ed. 2010.
Temas:
Statistics .
Probabilities.
Sociology-Methodology.
Educational tests and measurements.
Public health.
Biometry.
Statistical Theory and Methods.
Probability Theory.
Sociological Methods.
Assessment and Testing.
Public Health.
Biostatistics.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Examples of Quantitative Studies
  • Why Did Dewey Beat Truman in the Pre-election Polls of 1948?
  • Sexual Behavior in the United States: The Kinsey Report
  • Learning Theory: Founding Mathematical Psychology
  • Who Wrote the Disputed Federalist Papers, Hamilton or Madison?
  • The Safety of Anesthetics: The National Halothane Study
  • Equality of Educational Opportunity: The Coleman Report
  • Early Life and Education
  • Childhood
  • Secondary School
  • Carnegie Institute of Technology
  • Graduate Schools: Carnegie and Princeton
  • Magic
  • Beginning Research
  • Completing the Doctorate
  • Coming to Harvard University
  • Organizing Statistics
  • Continuing Activities
  • Evaluation
  • Teaching
  • Group Writing
  • The Cape
  • Biostatistics
  • Health Policy and Management
  • Health Science Policy
  • Editors#x2019; Epilogue.

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