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The troubling legacy of Francis Galton
Author(s) -
LangkjærBain Robert
Publication year - 2019
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.1740-9713.2019.01275.x
Subject(s) - galton's problem , eugenics , race (biology) , genealogy , sociology , biology , history , statistics , mathematics , genetics , gender studies
Few figures stand taller in the history of statistics than Sir Francis Galton. But can we separate Galton's achievements in statistical science from his views on race and his association with eugenics? By Robert Langkjær‐Bain