William Playfair

Ian Spence and Howard Wainer

A chapter in Statisticians of the Centuries, 2001, pp 105-110 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract William Playfair, engineer, political economist and scoundrel, was the most important developer of statistical graphics. In the two centuries since, there has been no appreciable improvement on his basic designs.

Keywords: Line Graph; Statistical Graphic; Appreciable Improvement; French Soldier; Memorable Contribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0179-0_21

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