Studies in the history of probability and statistics, L: Karl Pearson and the Rule of Three

Stephen M. Stigler

Biometrika, 2012, vol. 99, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Karl Pearson's role in the transformation that took the 19th century statistics of Laplace and Gauss into the modern era of 20th century multivariate analysis is examined from a new point of view. By viewing Pearson's work in the context of a motto he adopted from Charles Darwin, a philosophical theme is identified in Pearson's statistical work, and his three major achievements are briefly described. Copyright 2012, Oxford University Press.

Date: 2012
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