Synopses & Reviews
This volume brings together three seminal works by the late R.A. Fisher, whose writings have had more influence on statistical theory and practice than any other 20th century statistician. It includes Statistical Methods for Research Workers, Statistical Methods and Scientific Inference, and The Design of Experiments, all republished in their entirety, with only minor corrections. An informative foreword by Dr. F. Yates, one of the author's closest colleagues and collaborators, discusses the key issues found in the texts, shedding new light on how Fisher's ideas have become mainstays of modern statistical practice.
Review
"Along with having direct teaching value, the letters will be an enormous resource as statisticians and other scholars increasingly seek to research, revalue, and place in scientific context the development of 20th century statistics." --Science
"A useful, indeed in many respects indispensable, adjunct to Fisher's papers. In these letters his writing is usually more relaxed, detailed, and as a result, clearer, than in his papers." --Mathematical Reviews
Synopsis
This book brings together as a single volume three of Fisher's most influential textbooks: 'Statistical Methods for Research Workers, ' 'The Design of Experiments, ' and 'Statistical Methods and Scientific Inference.' Whilst the text of each is unchanged save for the correction of minor misprints, in this new edition of Dr. Frank Yates has provided a foreword which sheds fresh light on Fisher's thinking and on the writing and reception of each of the books.
Table of Contents
Foreword
1. Statistical Methods for Research Workers
2. Statistical Methods and Scientific Inference
3. The Design of Experiments