《The Rise of Statistical Thinking, 1820-1900》是Princeton University Press出版的圖書，作者是Theodore M. Porter。
基本介紹
- 作者：Theodore M. Porter
- 出版時間：1988年3月21日
- 出版社：Princeton University Press
- 頁數：348 頁
- ISBN：9780691024097
- 定價：37.95 美元
- 裝幀：Paperback
內容簡介
Review
The Rise of Statistical Thinking avoids technicalities and concentrates on the flow of ideas between the natural and social sciences. It emphasizes the philosophical issues raised by novel statistical methods, and how they affected the subject's development.
Book Description
"An outstanding feature of Mr. Porter's book is its depiction of the interrelationships between statistics and certain intellectual and social movements. . . . [The book] is unfailingly interesting." --Morris Kline, New York Times Book Review "The Rise of Statistical Thinking avoids technicalities and concentrates on the flow of ideas between the natural and social sciences. It emphasizes the philosophical issues raised by novel statistical methods, and how they affected the subject's development." --Ian Stewart, Nature --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
