Author : Martin A. Tanner
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420035398
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Book Synopsis Statistics in the 21st Century by : Martin A. Tanner
Download or read book Statistics in the 21st Century written by Martin A. Tanner and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-07-09 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exactly what is the state of the art in statistics as we move forward into the 21st century? What promises, what trends does its future hold? Through the reflections of 70 of the world's leading statistical methodologists, researchers, theorists, and practitioners, Statistics in the 21st Century answers those questions. Originally published in the Journal of the American Statistical Association, this collection of vignettes examines our statistical past, comments on our present, and speculates on our future. Although the coverage is broad and the topics diverse, it reveals the essential intellectual unity of the field as we see the same themes recurring in different contexts. We see how the development of statistics has been driven by the unprecedented and still growing range of applications, by the explosion in computer technology, and by the new types of data that continue to emerge and advance the discipline. Organized around major areas of application and leading up to vignettes on theory and methods, Statistics in the 21st Century forms a landmark record of the progress and perceived future of the discipline. No student, researcher, or practitioner of statistics should miss this extraordinary opportunity to view the past, present, and future world of statistics through the eyes of its foremost thinkers.