統計学の楽しみ The Pleasures of Statistics : An Autobiography

Mosteller, F. (EDT)/ Fienberg, S. (EDT)/ Hoaglin, D. (EDT)

Springer（2009/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 375 p.
• 商品コード 9780387779553

基本説明

Over 90 high-quality career and family photos (including screen shots from the author's appearances on NBC's Continental Classroom) give readers an exclusive look into the life and career of this distinguished statistician.

Full Description

From his unique perspective, renowned statistician and educator Frederick Mosteller describes many of the projects and events in his long career. From humble beginnings in western Pennsylvania to becoming the founding chairman of Harvard University's Department of Statistics and beyond, he inspired many statisticians, scientists, and students with his unabashed pragmatism, creative thinking, and zest for both learning and teaching. This candid account offers fresh insights into the qualities that made Mosteller a superb teacher, a prolific scholar, a respected leader, and a valued advisor.

A special feature of the book is its chapter-length insider accounts of work on the pre-election polls of 1948, statistical aspects of the Kinsey report on sexual behavior in the human male, mathematical learning theory, authorship of the disputed Federalist papers, safety of anesthetics, and a wide-ranging examination of the Coleman report on equality of educational opportunity.

This volume is a companion to Selected Papers of Frederick Mosteller (Springer, 2006) and A Statistical Model: Frederick Mosteller's Contributions to Statistics, Science, and Public Policy (Springer-Verlag, 1990).

Frederick Mosteller (1916-2006) was Roger I. Lee Professor of Mathematical Statistics at Harvard University. His manuscript was unfinished at his death and has been updated.