Arthur L. Bowley: a pioneer in modern statistics and economics

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 undervalue...

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1. Verfasser: Dale, Andrew I. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Singapore World Scientific Pub. Co. c2011
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:xv, 525 p. ill., port
ISBN:9789812835512

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