The Seven Pillars of Statistical Wisdom / / Stephen M. Stigler.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
• VerfasserIn: Stigler, Stephen M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 p.) :; 9 halftones, 51 line illustrations, 2 tables
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction --; Chapter 1. Aggregation --; Chapter 2. Information --; Chapter 3. Likelihood --; Chapter 4. Intercomparison --; Chapter 5. Regression --; Chapter 6. Design --; Chapter 7. Residual --; Conclusion --; Notes --; References --; Acknowledgments --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674970199; 9783110638585
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674970199
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Stephen M. Stigler.

What gives statistics its unity as a science? Stephen Stigler sets forth the seven foundational ideas of statistics—a scientific discipline related to but distinct from mathematics and computer science and one which often seems counterintuitive. His original account will fascinate the interested layperson and engage the professional statistician.