Arthur L. Bowley A Pioneer in Modern Statistics and Economics - Samuel Kotz

Arthur L. Bowley A Pioneer in Modern Statistics and Economics
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Autor: Samuel Kotz

 Wydawnictwo: World Scientific Publishing Co Ltd
ISBN: 9789812835505
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Oprawa: twarda
Stron: 300
Data wydania: 2011-09-01
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Arthur Lyon Bowley, the founding father of modern statistics, was an important and colorful figure and a leader in cementing the foundations of statistical methodology, including survey methodology, and of the applications of statistics to economical and social issues during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In many respects, he was ahead of his time.The giants in this field around that time were largely concentrated in the British Isles and Scandinavian countries; among these contributors, Arthur Bowley was one of the most active in revolutionizing statistical methodology and its economic applications. However, Bowley has been vastly undervalued by subsequent commentators - while hundreds of articles and books have been written on Karl Pearson, those on Arthur Bowley amount to a dozen or less. This book seeks to remedy this and fill in an important omission in the monographical literature on the history of statistics. In particular, the recent resurgence of interest in poverty research has led to a renewed interest in Bowley's legacy. The authors do a good job of providing the reader with an idea of the relevance of each of Bowley's contributions relative to the time period in which they were derived; this includes paraphrasing and commenting on some of the original reviews of each major work. It should also be noted that the bibliography is quite complete. -- Mathematical Reviews "Mathematical Reviews".

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Samuel Kotz