Statistical thought

A perspective and history

Shoutir Kishore Chatterjee

436 pages, parution le 20/05/2003

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Résumé

Provides a review of the present state of statistical theory and discusses how this came about from a historical perspective
Discusses statistical induction in a broad perspective, including the philosophical background
Each major idea in statistical induction is described in detail, and its ramifications are traced to the present day

In this unique monograph, based on years of extensive work, Chatterjee presents the historical evolution of statistical thought from the perspective of various approaches to statistical induction. Developments in statistical concepts and theories are discussed alongside philosophical ideas on the ways we learn from experience.

Readership: Lecturers, researchers and students of statistics, philosophy and logic. Those with an interest in the history and development of statistics.

Contents

Perspective

Philosophical Background
Statistical Induction - When and How?
Interpretation of Probability - Various Nuances
Bearing of Interpretations of Probability on Statistical Induction

History

Prehistory, Beginning of History and the Toddling Period
New Concepts and Methods - Pre-Bayesian Era
Beginning of the Pro-subjective Approach
Pro-subjective Approach Loses as Sampling Theory Gains Ground
Breaking the Barrier: out into a Broader Domain
Modern Era: the Superstructure Builds Up

References
Index

L'auteur - Shoutir Kishore Chatterjee

Professor of Statistics, Calcutta University

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Oxford University Press
Auteur(s)	Shoutir Kishore Chatterjee
Parution	20/05/2003
Nb. de pages	436
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	755g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780198525318
ISBN13	978-0-19-852531-8