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Format: 1 online resource (360 p.)

ISBN: 9780691210520

Content: An essential work on the origins of statisticsThe Rise of Statistical Thinking 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 the enduring relevance and significance of the book since its initial publication, and considers the current place of statistics in scientific research.

Note: Frontmatter -- , CONTENTS -- , ABBREVIATIONS -- , preface to the new edition -- , PREFACE -- , INTRODUCTION -- , THE SOCIAL CALCULUS -- , Chapter One. STATISTICS AS SOCIAL SCIENCE -- , Chapter Two. THE LAWS THAT GOVERN CHAOS -- , Chapter Three. FROM NATURE'S URN TO THE INSURANCE OFFICE -- , THE SUPREME LAW OF UNREASON -- , Chapter Four. THE ERRORS OF ART AND NATURE -- , Chapter Five. SOCIAL LAW AND NATURAL SCIENCE -- , THE SCIENCE OF UNCERTAINTY -- , Chapter Six. STATISTICAL LAW AND HUMAN FREEDOM -- , Chapter Seven. TIME'S ARROW AND STATISTICAL UNCERTAINTY IN PHYSICS AND PHILOSOPHY -- , POLYMATHY AND DISCIPLINE -- , Chapter Eight. THE MATHEMATICS OF STATISTICS -- , Chapter Nine. THE ROOTS OF BIOMETRICAL STATISTICS -- , CONCLUSION -- , INDEX , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1515/9780691210520

URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691210520

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780691210520

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Format: 1 online resource (360 pages).

Edition: New edition.

ISBN: 9780691210520 (ebook) :

Series Statement: Princeton scholarship online

Content: '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.

Note: This edition previously issued in print: 2020.

Additional Edition: Print version : ISBN 9780691208428

Language: English

URL: Princeton scholarship online

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Format: 1 online resource

Edition: New edition.

ISBN: 0-691-21052-7

Series Statement: Princeton scholarship online

Content: '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.

Note: This edition previously issued in print: 2020. , Frontmatter -- , CONTENTS -- , ABBREVIATIONS -- , preface to the new edition -- , PREFACE -- , INTRODUCTION -- , THE SOCIAL CALCULUS -- , Chapter One. STATISTICS AS SOCIAL SCIENCE -- , Chapter Two. THE LAWS THAT GOVERN CHAOS -- , Chapter Three. FROM NATURE'S URN TO THE INSURANCE OFFICE -- , THE SUPREME LAW OF UNREASON -- , Chapter Four. THE ERRORS OF ART AND NATURE -- , Chapter Five. SOCIAL LAW AND NATURAL SCIENCE -- , THE SCIENCE OF UNCERTAINTY -- , Chapter Six. STATISTICAL LAW AND HUMAN FREEDOM -- , Chapter Seven. TIME'S ARROW AND STATISTICAL UNCERTAINTY IN PHYSICS AND PHILOSOPHY -- , POLYMATHY AND DISCIPLINE -- , Chapter Eight. THE MATHEMATICS OF STATISTICS -- , Chapter Nine. THE ROOTS OF BIOMETRICAL STATISTICS -- , CONCLUSION -- , INDEX

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-691-20842-5

Language: English

Keywords: History.

DOI: 10.1515/9780691210520

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 333 Seiten).

Edition: new edition, with a new preface by the author

ISBN: 978-0-691-21052-0

Content: An essential work on the origins of statisticsThe Rise of Statistical Thinking 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 the enduring relevance and significance of the book since its initial publication, and considers the current place of statistics in scientific research

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Paperback ISBN 978-0-691-20842-8

Language: English

Subjects: History , Economics , Mathematics , Philosophy , Sociology

Keywords: Statistik

DOI: 10.1515/9780691210520

URL: Volltext  (URL des Erstveröffentlichers)

UID:

Format: 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 333 Seiten).

Edition: new edition, with a new preface by the author

ISBN: 978-0-691-21052-0

Content: An essential work on the origins of statisticsThe Rise of Statistical Thinking 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 the enduring relevance and significance of the book since its initial publication, and considers the current place of statistics in scientific research

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Paperback ISBN 978-0-691-20842-8

Language: English

Subjects: History , Economics , Mathematics , Philosophy , Sociology

Keywords: Statistik

DOI: 10.1515/9780691210520

URL: Volltext  (URL des Erstveröffentlichers)