Introduction; Background; William Sealy Gosset; Karl Pearson; Ronald A. Fisher; Egon S. Pearson; General commentary; Notes on the text; Bibliography; Indices.
'This is a very readable and absorbing book. It documents the
fundamental influence which Gosset had on the development of modern
statistics through his collaboration wiht Fisher and the Pearsons.
But above all, it portrays a practical scientist and manager with
an endearing personality who was modest, kindly, and tolerant; a
man with wide interests and real integrity. Professors Plackett and
Barnard are to be greatly thanked for bringing Pearson's
planned
biography to fruition. This book is for anyone with any interest in
the history and development of our subject and in the personalities
of the major players in that remarkable era.'
C.D. Kemp, University of St. Andrews, Biometrics, March 1992
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