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Great moments in statistics
Author(s) -
Grajalez Carlos Gómez,
Magnello Eileen,
Woods Robert,
Champkin Julian
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
significance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1740-9713
pISSN - 1740-9705
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2013.00706.x
Subject(s) - timeline , selection (genetic algorithm) , statistics , history , genealogy , computer science , mathematics , artificial intelligence
How did the ancient Babylonians feed their people? How did Florence Nightingale transform nursing? How did the allies make D‐Day a success? How do you know that smoking may kill you? The answers are all “by using statistics”. To accompany the timeline overleaf we present a selection of great statistical landmarks of the past – moments when statistics changed history.