Annotated Readings in the History of Statistics

David, H. A.

Annotated Readings in the History of Statistics / H. A. David - New York : Springer, ©2001 - xiv, 252 pages ; 24 cm. - Springer series in statistics., Perspectives in statistics. .

The Introduction of the Concept of Expectation: Comments on Pascal (1654) --
The First Formal Test of Significance: Comments on Arbuthnott (1710) --
Coincidences and the Method of Inclusion and Exclusion: Comments of Montmort (1713), N. Bernoulli (1713), and de Moivre (1718). On the Game of Thirteen / P.R. de Montmort. Letter from Nicholas Bernoulli to Montmort on the Game of Thirteen, reproduced in Montmort (1713, p. 301). The Doctrine of Chances, Problem XXV / A. de Moivre --
The Determination of the Accuracy of Observations: Comments on Gauss (1816). The Determination of the Accuracy of Observations / C.F. Gauss --
The Introduction of Asymptotic Relative Efficiency: Comments on Laplace (1818).

"This book provides a selection of pioneering papers or extracts ranging from Pascal (1654) to R.A. Fisher (1930). The authors' annotations put the articles in perspective for the modern reader. A special feature of the book is the large number of translations, nearly all made by the authors. The selected articles vary considerably in difficulty, some requiring only a basic understanding of statistical concepts, whereas others surprise by their early sophistication in "classical" statistics."--Jacket.

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