Annals of Statistics 6(2), 239-265.
ISSN/ISBN: 0090-5364 DOI: Not available at this time.
Abstract: The history of mathematical statistics prior to 1885 is reviewed, with emphasis on the works of Robert Adrain, Benjamin and Charles Peirce, Simon Newcomb, and Erastus de Forest.
Bibtex:
@article{,
title={Mathematical statistics in the early states},
author={Stigler, Stephen M},
journal={The Annals of Statistics},
pages={239--265},
year={1978},
publisher={JSTOR},
ISSN={0090-5364},
URL={http://www.jstor.org/stable/2958876},
}
Reference Type: Journal Article
Subject Area(s): Statistics