The Importance of Practice in the Development of Statistics.

Abstract

The paper shows how application and consideratio of the scientific context in which Statistics is used can initiate important advances such as least squares, ratio estimators, correlation, contingency tables, studentization, experimental design, the analysis of variance, randomisation, fractional replication, variance component analysis, bioassay, limits for a ratio, quality control, sampling inspection, non-parametric tests, cumulative sum charts, data analysis plotting techniques, and a resolution of the Bayes - frequentist controversy. It appears that advances of this kind are frequently made because practical context reveals a novel formulation which eliminates an unnecessarily limiting framework.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA127705

Entities

People

  • George E. P. Box

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Bayes Theorem
  • Bioassay
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Mining
  • Data Science
  • Estimators
  • Experimental Design
  • Information Science
  • Mathematics
  • Probability
  • Quality Control
  • Statistical Algorithms
  • Statistical Inference
  • Statistics
  • Surveys
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Regression Analysis.