Reminiscences of a Statistician

Download or read book Reminiscences of a Statistician written by Erich L. Lehmann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-26 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This relatively nontechnical book is the first account of the history of statistics from the Fisher revolution to the computer revolution. It sketches the careers, and highlights some of the work, of 65 people, most of them statisticians. What gives the book its special character is its emphasis on the author's interaction with these people and the inclusion of many personal anecdotes. Combined, these portraits provide an amazing fly-on-the-wall view of statistics during the period in question. The stress is on ideas and technical material is held to a minimum. Thus the book is accessible to anyone with at least an elementary background in statistics.