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The Rise of Statistical Thinking, 1820–1900
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Author(s):
Theodore M. Porter
Publication date:
January 01 1986
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Princeton University Press
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9780691210520
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January 01 1986
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10.1515/9780691210520
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Book chapters
pp. i
Front Matter
pp. i
Frontmatter
pp. ix
List of Abbreviations
pp. ix
ABBREVIATIONS
pp. vii
Table of Contents
pp. vii
CONTENTS
pp. xi
preface to the new edition
pp. xi
PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION
pp. xxiii
PREFACE
pp. xxiii
PREFACE
pp. 3
INTRODUCTION
pp. 3
INTRODUCTION
pp. 17
THE SOCIAL CALCULUS
pp. 17
THE SOCIAL CALCULUS
pp. 18
STATISTICS AS SOCIAL SCIENCE
pp. 18
Chapter One. STATISTICS AS SOCIAL SCIENCE
pp. 40
Chapter Two. THE LAWS THAT GOVERN CHAOS
pp. 40
THE LAWS THAT GOVERN CHAOS
pp. 71
Chapter Three. FROM NATURE'S URN TO THE INSURANCE OFFICE
pp. 71
FROM NATURE’S URN TO THE INSURANCE OFFICE
pp. 91
THE SUPREME LAW OF UNREASON
pp. 91
THE SUPREME LAW OF UNREASON
pp. 93
THE ERRORS OF ART AND NATURE
pp. 93
Chapter Four. THE ERRORS OF ART AND NATURE
pp. 110
SOCIAL LAW AND NATURAL SCIENCE
pp. 110
Chapter Five. SOCIAL LAW AND NATURAL SCIENCE
pp. 149
THE SCIENCE OF UNCERTAINTY
pp. 149
THE SCIENCE OF UNCERTAINTY
pp. 151
Chapter Six. STATISTICAL LAW AND HUMAN FREEDOM
pp. 151
STATISTICAL LAW AND HUMAN FREEDOM
pp. 193
TIME’S ARROW AND STATISTICAL UNCERTAINTY IN PHYSICS AND PHILOSOPHY
pp. 193
Chapter Seven. TIME'S ARROW AND STATISTICAL UNCERTAINTY IN PHYSICS AND PHILOSOPHY
pp. 231
POLYMATHY AND DISCIPLINE
pp. 231
POLYMATHY AND DISCIPLINE
pp. 233
THE MATHEMATICS OF STATISTICS
pp. 233
Chapter Eight. THE MATHEMATICS OF STATISTICS
pp. 270
Chapter Nine. THE ROOTS OF BIOMETRICAL STATISTICS
pp. 270
THE ROOTS OF BIOMETRICAL STATISTICS
pp. 315
CONCLUSION
pp. 315
CONCLUSION
pp. 321
INDEX
pp. 321
INDEX
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