9780691208428-0691208425-The Rise of Statistical Thinking, 1820–1900

The Rise of Statistical Thinking, 1820–1900

ISBN-13: 9780691208428
ISBN-10: 0691208425
Edition: New
Author: Theodore M. Porter
Publication date: 2020
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback 360 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780691208428
ISBN-10: 0691208425
Edition: New
Author: Theodore M. Porter
Publication date: 2020
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback 360 pages

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The Rise of Statistical Thinking, 1820–1900 (ISBN-13: 9780691208428 and ISBN-10: 0691208425), written by authors Theodore M. Porter, was published by Princeton University Press in 2020. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other History & Philosophy books. You can easily purchase or rent The Rise of Statistical Thinking, 1820–1900 (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used History & Philosophy books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $3.97.

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An essential work on the origins of statistics
The Rise of Statistical Thinking, 1820–1900 explores the history of statistics from the field's origins in the nineteenth century through to the factors that produced the burst of modern statistical innovation in the early twentieth century. Theodore Porter shows that statistics was not developed by mathematicians and then applied to the sciences and social sciences. Rather, the field came into being through the efforts of social scientists, who saw a need for statistical tools in their examination of society. Pioneering statistical physicists and biologists James Clerk Maxwell, Ludwig Boltzmann, and Francis Galton introduced statistical models to the sciences by pointing to analogies between their disciplines and the social sciences. A new preface by the author looks at how the book has remained relevant since its initial publication, and considers the current place of statistics in scientific research.

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