The History of Statistics

The History of Statistics
Author: Stephen M. Stigler
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 436
Release: 1986
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780674403413

Stigler shows how statistics arose from the interplay of mathematical concepts and the needs of several applied sciences. His emphasis is upon how methods of probability theory were developed for measuring uncertainty, for reducing uncertainty, and as a conceptual framework for quantitative studies in the social sciences.