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John Arbuthnot

David Bellhouse

A chapter in Statisticians of the Centuries, 2001, pp 39-42 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract A physician and writer, the creator of John Bull, John Arbuthnot is known in statistics for his translation of Huygens’ book on probability and for the first use of a test of significance.

Keywords: Statistical Review; Casual Event; American Philosophical Society; Mathematical Career; Mathematical Book (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0179-0_8

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