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008 020516s2002 nyua b 001 0 eng
020 $a0805071342 (pbk.)
040 $aWMO$cWMO
049 $aOQPA
100 1 $aSalsburg, David,$d1931-
245 14 $aThe lady tasting tea :$bhow statistics revolutionized science in the twentieth century /$cDavid Salsburg.
260 $aNew York :$bW.H. Freeman / Owl Book,$c2002.
300 $axi, 340 p. :$bill. ;$c21 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references ([p. 317]-326 and index.
505 00 $gch. 1. The$tlady tasting tea --$gch. 2. The$tskew distributions --$gch. 3.$tThat dear Mr. Gosset --$gch. 4.$tRaking over the muck heap --$gch. 5.$t"Studies in crop variation" --$gch. 6. "The$thundred-year flood" --$gch. 7.$tFisher triumphant --$gch. 8. The$tdose that kills --$gch. 9. The$tbell-shaped curve --$gch. 10.$tTesting the goodness of fit --$gch. 11.$tHypothesis testing --$gch. 12. The$tconfidence trick --$gch. 13. The$tBayesian heresy --$gch. 14. The$tMozart of mathematics --$gch. 15. The$tworm's-eye view --$gch. 16.$tDoing away with parameters --$gch. 17.$tWhen part is better than the whole --$gch. 18.$tDoes smoking cause cancer --$gch. 19.$tIf you want the best person --$gch. 20.$tJust a plain Texas farm boy --$gch. 21. A$tgenius in the family --$gch. 22. The$tPicasso of statistics --$gch. 23.$tDealing with contamination --$gch. 24. The$tman who remade industry --$gch. 25.$tAdvice from the lady in black --$gch. 26. the$tmarch of the Martingales --$gch. 27. The$tcomputer turns upon itself --$gch. 29. The$tidol with feet of clay.
650 0 $aScience$xStatistical methods$xHistory$y20th century.
907 $a.b11596351$br $c-
902 $a071016
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945 $lrgen $a001.422 S25 2002