The Pleasures of Statistics
The Autobiography of Frederick Mosteller
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ISBN-13:
9780387779553
Veröffentl:
2010
Erscheinungsdatum:
12.01.2010
Seiten:
344
Autor:
Frederick Mosteller
Gewicht:
539 g
Format:
236x159x25 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
From his unique perspective, renowned statistician and educator Frederick Mosteller describes many of the projects and events in his long career. From humble beginnings in western Pennsylvania to becoming the founding chairman of Harvard University's Department of Statistics and beyond, he inspired many statisticians, scientists, and students with his unabashed pragmatism, creative thinking, and zest for both learning and teaching. This candid account offers fresh insights into the qualities that made Mosteller a superb teacher, a prolific scholar, a respected leader, and a valued advisor.
Over 90 high-quality career and family photos (including screen shots from the author's appearances on NBC's Continental Classroom) give readers an exclusive look into the life and career of this distinguished statistician
Examples of Quantitative Studies.- Why Did Dewey Beat Truman in the Pre-election Polls of 1948?.- Sexual Behavior in the United States: The Kinsey Report.- Learning Theory: Founding Mathematical Psychology.- Who Wrote the Disputed Federalist Papers, Hamilton or Madison?.- The Safety of Anesthetics: The National Halothane Study.- Equality of Educational Opportunity: The Coleman Report.- Early Life and Education.- Childhood.- Secondary School.- Carnegie Institute of Technology.- Graduate Schools: Carnegie and Princeton.- Magic.- Beginning Research.- Completing the Doctorate.- Coming to Harvard University.- Organizing Statistics.- Continuing Activities.- Evaluation.- Teaching.- Group Writing.- The Cape.- Biostatistics.- Health Policy and Management.- Health Science Policy.- Editors#x2019; Epilogue.
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