Classic topics on the history of modern mathematical statistics : from Laplace to more recent times /
Prakash Gorroochurn.
- 1 online resource (1,000 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Laplacean revolution -- Galton, regression, and correlation -- Karl Pearson's chi-squared goodness-of-fit test -- Student's test -- the Fisherian legacy -- Beyond Fisher and Neyman-Pearson.