An accidental statistician : the life and memories of George E.P. Box
Celebrating the life of an admired pioneer in statisticsIn this captivating and inspiring memoir, world-renowned statistician George E.P. Box offers a firsthand account of his life and statistical work. Writing in an engaging, charming style, Dr. Box reveals the unlikely events that led him to a car...
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.,
2013.
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| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781118514948 1118514947 9781118514931 1118514939 9781118514924 1118514920 1118332822 9781118332825 1299449085 9781299449084 9781118400883 1118400887 9781118514900 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- An Accidental Statistician; Contents; Foreword; Second Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; From The Publisher; 1 Early Years; 2 Army Life; 3 ICI and the Statistical Methods Panel; 4 George Barnard; 5 An Invitation to the United States; 6 Princeton; 7 A New Life in Madison; 8 Time Series; 9 George Tiao and the Bayes Book; 10 Growing Up (Helen and Harry); 11 Fisher-Father and Son; 12 Bill Hunter and Some Ideas on Experimental Design; 13 The Quality Movement; 14 Adventures with Claire; 15 The Many Sides of Mac; 16 Life in England; 17 Journeys to Scandinavia; 18 A Second Home in Spain.
- 19 The Royal Society of London20 Conclusion; 21 Memories; Index.