An accidental statistician : the life and memories of George E.P. Box / / George E. P. Box

• Autore: Box George E. P
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley and Sons, Inc., , 2013
• Edizione: 1st edition
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (306 p.)
• Disciplina: 519.5092
• Soggetto topico: Statisticians - United States
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Spain ; 19 The Royal Society of London20 Conclusion; 21 Memories; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Celebrating 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 statist
• Titolo autorizzato: An accidental statistician
• ISBN: 1-118-51494-7; 1-118-51493-9; 1-299-44908-5; 1-118-51492-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818055503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II