The Pleasures of Statistics (eBook)
XVI, 344 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-0-387-77956-0 (ISBN)
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.
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.
Preface 6
References 8
Contents 9
List of Figures 11
Part I Examples of Quantitative Studies 15
1 Why Did Dewey Beat Truman in the Pre-election Polls of 1948? 17
Organizing 18
Findings 23
Editors’ Postscript 26
Notes 27
2 Sexual Behavior in the United States: The Kinsey Report 30
Organizing for Evaluation 30
Doing the Evaluation 32
Editors’ Postscript 39
Notes 39
References 40
3 Learning Theory: Founding Mathematical Psychology 41
Models for Learning 43
Editors’ Postscript 53
Notes 53
References 53
4 Who Wrote the Disputed Federalist Papers, Hamilton or Madison? 56
Early Attempts with Fred Williams 58
Working with David Wallace 60
Other Discrimination Problems 70
Editors’ Postscript 73
Notes 74
References 75
5 The Safety of Anesthetics: The National Halothane Study 77
Some Background 78
The National Halothane Study 80
Hospital Death Rates 91
Contributions of the National Halothane Study 93
Editors’ Postscript 94
Notes 95
References 96
6 Equality of Educational Opportunity: The Coleman Report 97
Further Analysis 104
Further Concerns about Education 110
Editors’ Postscript 116
Note 117
References 118
Part II Early Life and Education 119
7 Childhood 120
8 Secondary School 129
Working Summers 135
Entering College 138
9 Carnegie Institute of Technology 139
10 Graduate Schools: Carnegie and Princeton 151
References 162
11 Magic 163
References 168
12 Beginning Research 169
New York in 1944–45 172
References 187
13 Completing the Doctorate 189
References 194
14 Coming to Harvard University 196
References 207
15 Organizing Statistics 208
Notes 219
Part III Continuing Activities 220
16 Evaluation 221
Notes 242
References 243
17 Teaching 246
Using Random Numbers 249
Teaching at Carnegie and Princeton 253
Teaching at Harvard 259
Continental Classroom 261
Teaching Statistics to Non-Statisticians 267
References 272
18 Group Writing 273
Notes 282
References 283
19 The Cape 285
Note 290
References 290
20 Biostatistics 291
References 293
21 Health Policy and Management 294
References 297
22 Health Science Policy 298
Editors’ Postscript 303
Note 304
References 304
23 Editors’ Epilogue 306
Note 319
References 319
Name Index 323
Subject Index 334
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 10.3.2010 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | XVI, 344 p. |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Statistik | |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Wahrscheinlichkeit / Kombinatorik | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| Technik | |
| Schlagworte | Continental Classroom • Evaluation • Mathematical Statistics • National Halothane Study • Statistical Applications • Statistics and Public Health • The Federalist Papers |
| ISBN-10 | 0-387-77956-6 / 0387779566 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-387-77956-0 / 9780387779560 |
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