Description

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Tags: Social Science, Statistics, Methodology, Mathematics, Probability & Statistics, General, History & Philosophy, Lang:en

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Added: November 5, 2021

Modified: November 5, 2021

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.