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    Studies in the history of probability and statistics, L: Karl Pearson and the Rule of Three by STIGLER, STEPHEN M.

    Published in Biometrika (01-03-2012)
    “…Karl Pearson's role in the transformation that took the 19th century statistics of Laplace and Gauss into the modern era of 20th century multivariate analysis…”
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    Bayesian issues in the 1950s: an episode involving Karl Popper and Jimmie Savage by Stigler, Stephen M

    “…Abstract In the 1950s, the growing importance of Bayesian inference attracted both supporters and critics. In 1958, the philosopher Karl Popper published what…”
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    Scientific progress despite irreproducibility: A seeming paradox by Shiffrin, Richard M., Börner, Katy, Stigler, Stephen M.

    “…It appears paradoxical that science is producing outstanding new results and theories at a rapid rate at the same time that researchers are identifying serious…”
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    Regression towards the mean, historically considered by Stigler, S M

    Published in Statistical methods in medical research (01-06-1997)
    “…The simple yet subtle concept of regression towards the mean is reviewed historically. Verbal, geometric, and mathematical expressions of the concept date to…”
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    Richard Price, the First Bayesian by Stigler, Stephen M.

    Published in Statistical science (01-02-2018)
    “…Roughly half of Bayes's famous essay was written by Richard Price, including the Appendix with all of the numerical examples. A study of this Appendix reveals…”
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    The Epic Story of Maximum Likelihood by Stigler, Stephen M.

    Published in Statistical science (01-11-2007)
    “…At a superficial level, the idea of maximum likelihood must be prehistoric: early hunters and gatherers may not have used the words "method of maximum…”
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    Measuring obesity among school-aged youth in India: A comparison of three growth references by Stigler, Melissa H., Arora, M., Dhavan, P., Tripathy, V., Shrivastav, R., Reddy, K. S., Perry, C. L.

    Published in Indian pediatrics (01-02-2011)
    “…Objective To compare three growth references that can be used to assess the weight status of school-aged youth living in India, with a particular focus on…”
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    How did Project Northland reduce alcohol use among young adolescents? Analysis of mediating variables by Komro, K. A., Perry, C. L., Williams, C. L., Stigler, M. H., Farbakhsh, K., Veblen-Mortenson, S.

    Published in Health education research (01-02-2001)
    “…Project Northland is a randomized trial designed to create, implement and evaluate multilevel, community-wide strategies to prevent alcohol use among…”
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    The True Title of Bayes's Essay by Stigler, Stephen M.

    Published in Statistical science (01-08-2013)
    “…New evidence is presented that Richard Price gave Thomas Bayes's famous essay a very different title from the commonly reported one.It is argued that this…”
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    The Changing History of Robustness by Stigler, Stephen M.

    Published in The American statistician (01-11-2010)
    “…This essay, a reflection upon the changing views of robust statistics from the euphoria of the 1960s to the present day, was given as a keynote address at the…”
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    Darwin, Galton and the Statistical Enlightenment by Stigler, Stephen M.

    “…On September 10th, 1885, Francis Galton ushered in a new era of Statistical Enlightenment with an address to the British Association for the Advancement of…”
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    Citation Patterns in the Journals of Statistics and Probability by Stigler, Stephen M.

    Published in Statistical science (01-02-1994)
    “…This is a study of the use of citation data to investigate the role statistics journals play in communication within that field and between statistics and…”
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    Problematic Unity of Biometrics by Stigler, Stephen M.

    Published in Biometrics (01-09-2000)
    “…The word "biometry" may be less than 200 years old, but it can be argued that work we would now consider biometric dates back even to the pre-Christian era…”
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    Is probability easier now than in 1560? by Stigler, Stephen M.

    Published in Significance (Oxford, England) (01-12-2015)
    “…An old problem still presents difficulties, writes Stephen M. Stigler An old problem still presents difficulties, writes Stephen M. Stigler…”
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    Karl Pearson's Theoretical Errors and the Advances They Inspired by Stigler, Stephen M.

    Published in Statistical science (01-05-2008)
    “…Karl Pearson played an enormous role in determining the content and organization of statistical research in his day, through his research, his teaching, his…”
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    The Digital Approximation of the Binomial by the Poisson by Stigler, Stephen M.

    Published in The American statistician (01-02-2013)
    “…An old source can lead to looking at the Poisson approximation to the binomial in a new light…”
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    Why are urban Indian 6th graders using more tobacco than 8th graders? Findings from Project MYTRI by Stigler, M H, Perry, C L, Arora, M, Reddy, K S

    Published in Tobacco control (01-06-2006)
    “…Objective: To investigate why urban Indian 6th graders may be using more tobacco than urban Indian 8th graders. Design: Cross-sectional survey of students…”
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