02965oam 2200625 450 991013902830332120210108101118.01-118-51494-71-118-51493-91-299-44908-51-118-51492-0(CKB)2550000001018569(EBL)1154342(SSID)ssj0000855707(PQKBManifestationID)11440511(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000855707(PQKBWorkID)10804429(PQKB)10633521(SSID)ssj0001057438(PQKBManifestationID)11669297(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001057438(PQKBWorkID)11063448(PQKB)11091069(DLC) 2013002212(CaSebORM)9781118514931(MiAaPQ)EBC1154342(OCoLC)824672466(PPN)191912050(EXLCZ)99255000000101856920130117d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAn accidental statistician the life and memories of George E.P. Box /George E. P. Box1st editionHoboken, New Jersey :John Wiley and Sons, Inc.,2013.1 online resource (306 p.)Includes index.1-118-40088-7 An Accidental Statistician; Contents; Foreword; Second Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; From The Publisher; 1 Early Years; 2 Army Life; 3 ICI and the Statistical Methods Panel; 4 George Barnard; 5 An Invitation to the United States; 6 Princeton; 7 A New Life in Madison; 8 Time Series; 9 George Tiao and the Bayes Book; 10 Growing Up (Helen and Harry); 11 Fisher-Father and Son; 12 Bill Hunter and Some Ideas on Experimental Design; 13 The Quality Movement; 14 Adventures with Claire; 15 The Many Sides of Mac; 16 Life in England; 17 Journeys to Scandinavia; 18 A Second Home in Spain19 The Royal Society of London20 Conclusion; 21 Memories; IndexCelebrating the life of an admired pioneer in statisticsIn this captivating and inspiring memoir, world-renowned statistician George E. P. Box offers a firsthand account of his life and statistical work. Writing in an engaging, charming style, Dr. Box reveals the unlikely events that led him to a career in statistics, beginning with his job as a chemist conducting experiments for the British army during World War II. At this turning point in his life and career, Dr. Box taught himself the statistical methods necessary to analyze his own findings when there were no statistStatisticiansUnited StatesBiographyStatisticians519.5092Box George E. P30397DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910139028303321An accidental statistician2264159UNINA