Simon Newcomb, Percy Daniell, and the History of Robust Estimation, 1385-1920

Abstract

The paper surveys the history of robust estimation from Laplace to Daniell, including the work of Newcomb, Edgeworth, Galton, and Sheppard. Particular attention is given to work which is relevant to modern lines of thought.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0757026

Entities

People

  • Stephen M. Stigler

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin Madison Department of Statistics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Asymptotic Normality
  • Calculus Of Variations
  • Data Science
  • Equations
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Normal Distribution
  • Normality
  • Observation
  • Order Statistics
  • Probability
  • Social Sciences
  • Standards
  • Statistics
  • Surveys

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Statistical inference.