History of Science & Statistics

To understand the present it helps to know about the past. Read here about the men and women who shaped the way we look at the world.

Pompeii, tombs and drinking habits: Archaeology counts

George Box, (1919-2013): a wit, a kind man and a statistician

  • Author: Julian Champkin
  • Published: Apr 04, 2013 in Web Exclusive Articles

International Women's Day: Gertrude Cox, the first lady of statistics

  • Author: Linda Wijlaars
  • Published: Mar 08, 2013 in Web Exclusive Articles

Can you name a female statistician?

  • Author: Linda Wijlaars
  • Published: Mar 05, 2013 in Web Exclusive Articles

International Year of Statistics: It's the International Year of Statistics!

Richard Price, Bayes' theorem, and God

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Laconic History of the World, by Martin Elmer

Young Statisticians Writing Competition: Celebrate the International Year of Statistics in 2013 by writing with Significance !

The Ballet of the Planets: A Mathematician's Musings on the Elegance of Planetary Motion by Donald Benson

  • Author: Reviewed by Tom King
  • Published: Jan 16, 2013 in Reviews
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