William Sealy Gosset

Stephen E. Fienberg and Nicole Lazar

A chapter in Statisticians of the Centuries, 2001, pp 312-317 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Better known by his pseudonym, “Student,” Gosset’s name is associated with the discovery of the t-distribution and its use. He had a profound effect on the practice of statistics in industry and agriculture.

Keywords: Probable Error; Royal Statistical Society; Fertility Gradient; German Mathematician; Strip System (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0179-0_67

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