Leading Personalities in Statistical Sciences

A fascinating chronicle of the lives and achievements of the menand women who helped shapethe science of statistics

This handsomely illustrated volume will make enthralling readingfor scientists, mathematicians, and science history buffs alike.Spanning nearly four centuries, it chronicles the lives andachievements of more than 110 of the most prominent names intheoretical and applied statistics and probability. From Bernoullito Markov, Poisson to Wiener, you will find intimate profiles ofwomen and men whose work led to significant advances in the areasof statistical inference and theory, probability theory, governmentand economic statistics, medical and agricultural statistics, andscience and engineering. To help readers arrive at a fullerappreciation of the contributions these pioneers made, the authorsvividly re-create the times in which they lived while exploring themajor intellectual currents that shaped their thinking andpropelled their discoveries.

Lavishly illustrated with more than 40 authentic photographs andwoodcuts
* Includes a comprehensive timetable of statistics from theseventeenth century to the present
* Features edited chapters written by 75 experts from around theglobe
* Designed for easy reference, features a unique numbering schemethat matches the subject profiled with his or her particular fieldof interestDieses Buch präsentiert eine breit angelegte Einführung in die Geschichte der Statistik und berücksichtigt Lebensweg und Leistungen von über 100 prominenten Forschern der statistischen Methodik der letzten 300 Jahre. Forerunners.

Statistical Inference.

Statistical Theory.

Probability Theory.

Government and Economic Statistics.

Applications in Medicine and Agriculture.

Applications in Science and Engineering.

Appendix.

Indexes.

List of Series Titles. Aus dem Inhalt:
Statistical Inference;
Statistical Theory;
Probability Theory;
Government and Economic Statistics;
Applications in Medicine and Agriculture;
Applications in Science and Engineering. NORMAN L. JOHNSON is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Statistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. SAMUEL KOTZ is Professor of Statistics in the Department of Management Science and Statistics at the University of Maryland. Professors Johnson and Kotz coedited the internationally acclaimed, 10-volume Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences (Wiley). A fascinating chronicle of the lives and achievements of the men and women who helped shapethe science of statistics

This handsomely illustrated volume will make enthralling reading for scientists, mathematicians, and science history buffs alike. Spanning nearly four centuries, it chronicles the lives and achievements of more than 110 of the most prominent names in theoretical and applied statistics and probability. From Bernoulli to Markov, Poisson to Wiener, you will find intimate profiles of women and men whose work led to significant advances in the areas of statistical inference and theory, probability theory, government and economic statistics, medical and agricultural statistics, and science and engineering. To help readers arrive at a fuller appreciation of the contributions these pioneers made, the authors vividly re-create the times in which they lived while exploring the major intellectual currents that shaped their thinking and propelled their discoveries.

Lavishly illustrated with more than 40 authentic photographs and woodcuts

• Includes a comprehensive timetable of statistics from the seventeenth century to the present
• Features edited chapters written by 75 experts from around the globe
• Designed for easy reference, features a unique numbering scheme that matches the subject profiled with his or her particular field of interest