The Pleasures of Statistics: The Autobiography of Frederick Mosteller

Examples of Quantitative Studies.- Why Did Dewey Beat Truman in the Pre-election Polls of 1948?.- Sexual Behavior in the United States: The Kinsey Report.- Learning Theory: Founding Mathematical Psychology.- Who Wrote the Disputed Federalist Papers, Hamilton or Madison?.- The Safety of Anesthetics: The National Halothane Study.- Equality of Educational Opportunity: The Coleman Report.- Early Life and Education.- Childhood.- Secondary School.- Carnegie Institute of Technology.- Graduate Schools: Carnegie and Princeton.- Magic.- Beginning Research.- Completing the Doctorate.- Coming to Harvard University.- Organizing Statistics.- Continuing Activities.- Evaluation.- Teaching.- Group Writing.- The Cape.- Biostatistics.- Health Policy and Management.- Health Science Policy.- Editors#x2019; Epilogue.

Author: Frederick Mosteller
Publisher: Springer
Published: 01/12/2010
Pages: 344
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9780387779553

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