Pearson, Karl /
Karl Pearson (1857-1936) was an applied mathematician who played a key role in establishing the mathematical and conceptual basis of statistical data analysis in the late 19th century. His contributions to statistical methodology include the development, between 1895 and 1914, of a comprehensive sys...
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| Language: | English |
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2020.
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| Summary: | Karl Pearson (1857-1936) was an applied mathematician who played a key role in establishing the mathematical and conceptual basis of statistical data analysis in the late 19th century. His contributions to statistical methodology include the development, between 1895 and 1914, of a comprehensive system of frequency curves to define empirical and theoretical distributions, the working out of a universally applicable formula to measure the strength and direction of the linear relationship between continuous variables, and the mathematical formulisation of the concept of linear regression and the development of the mathematics of multiple regression analysis. In 1900, Pearson developed the ?2 goodness-of-fit test for comparing distributions of categorical data and, in 1904, the ?2 test of independence for testing the relationship between categorical variables. Between 1896 ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529748758 1529748755 9781526421036 1526421038 |