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Mathematics in the London/Royal Statistical Society (2010)

Journal Electronique d'Histoire des Probabilités et de la Statistique
Volume: 6, no. 1
Issue: 1

Publication Date: 2010
Edition Details: http://www.jehps.net/juin2010/Aldrich.pdf (Accessed on December 1, 2010)
Language: English

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Mathematics Probability and statistics Science and economics 19th century 20th century Great Britain Pearson, Karl Edgeworth, Francis Ysidro Fisher, Ronald Aylmer Royal Statistical Society Statistical Society of London

Thispaperconsiderstheplaceofmathematicalmethodsbasedonprobabil-ityintheworkoftheLondon(laterRoyal)StatisticalSocietyinthefirstcenturyofitsexistence,1834-1934.Regularmathematicalcontributionsbe-ganappearingin1883andinthenexthalf-centurythreemovementscanbedistinguished,associatedwithmajorfiguresinthehistoryofmathe-maticalstatistics--F.Y.Edgeworth,KarlPearsonandR.A.Fisher.Thefirsttwomovementswerebasedontheconvictionthattheuseofmath-ematicalmethodscouldtransformthewaytheSocietydiditstraditionalworkineconomic/socialstatisticswhilethethirdmovementwasassociatedwithanenlargementinthescopeofstatistics.TheSocietyrecognisedthatenlargedscopein1933whenitformedanIndustrialandAgriculturalRe-searchSection:topromotetheseparticularapplicationswastoencouragemathematicalmethods.

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