How Long to Read Twelve British Statisticians

How Long Does it Take to Read Twelve British Statisticians?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 21 minutes to read Twelve British Statisticians by Richard H. Williams

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

""Twelve British Statisticians" provides a description of the lives and contributions of a dozen scientific luminaries. Their fields of expertise sometimes include disciplines that depart from statistics and display great versatility. Each statistician is a famous figure, but is especially renowned in Great Britain. The book is accessible to a wide reading audience. Each chapter focuses on the scientific contributions and personal life of a single statistician. Each chapter begins with an overview and contains a rich set of references. Current textbooks in statistics contain little information about the pioneers in the field. This book provides a historical supplement in courses on quantitative methods in the behavioral, social, and biological disciplines. The statisticians and some of their contributions covered include: 1. Karl Pearson: product-moment correlation. 2. R.A. Fisher: analysis of variance and covariance, experimental design, common sampling distributions. 3. Charles Spearman: factor analysis, theory of intelligence, mental test theory. 4. Florence Nightingale David: advocate of women s vocational rights in statistics, distinguished educator. 5. George Udny Yule: time series, contingency table analysis. 6. Maurice G. Kendall: generation of and tests for randomness, time series. 7. George E.P. Box: statistical quality control, analysis of time series. 8. William Sealy Gosset ( Student ): small sample statistical techniques, contributions to Neyman-Pearson theory. 9. Egon Sharpe Pearson: Neyman-Pearson theory, history of statistics. 10. Francis Ysidro Edgeworth: polymath mathematical psychics, editor of the "Economics Journal." 11. Maurice S. Bartlett: stochastic processes, epidemiology, time series. 12. David Cox: multivariable models including covariates and treatment variables, survival rate. For author bios, photos, and a sample read, visit www.bosonbooks.com "

How long is Twelve British Statisticians?

Twelve British Statisticians by Richard H. Williams is 81 pages long, and a total of 20,331 words.

This makes it 27% the length of the average book. It also has 25% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Twelve British Statisticians Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 51 minutes to read Twelve British Statisticians aloud.

What Reading Level is Twelve British Statisticians?

Twelve British Statisticians is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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