Eileen Magnello

Broschiertes Buch

Introducing Statistics

A Graphic Guide

Illustrator: Loon, Borin Van

Beschreibung

Statistics have given shape to the world we inhabit. Exploring the history, mathematics, philosophy and practical use of statistics, this book traces the rise of statistics from the ancient Babylonians, Egyptians and Chinese, to the censuses of Romans and the Greeks, and the modern emergence of the term itself in Europe.

Autor

Eileen Magnello trained and worked as a statistician before doing her doctorate in the history of science at St Antony's College, Oxford. She has published extensively on the life and statistical innovations of the Victorian statistician Karl Pearson and is a Research Associate at University College London

Produktdetails

• Introducing...
• Verlag: Icon Books
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 170mm x 120mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 156g
• ISBN-13: 9781848310568
• ISBN-10: 1848310560
• Artikelnr.: 25457335