RE: Christmas Reading?
Have a go at Prof. Stigler's latest "Statistics on the Table" (1999, Harvard University Press). A very scholarly and often entertaining collection of historical essays about lead characters and ideas in the great story of statistics. It's amazing how deep some apparently modern ideas are actually rooted in time. Eugene *** Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 09:43:07 -0500 From: "Tatikola, Kanaka [PRI]" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: I personally like THE HISTORY OF STATISTICS , The measurement of uncertainity before 1900, by Stephen M. Stigler. Kanaka
RE: Christmas Reading?
I personally like THE HISTORY OF STATISTICS , The measurement of uncertainity before 1900, by Stephen M. Stigler. Kanaka -Original Message- From: pbern10 [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 1:35 PM To: Humberto Barreto; Graham Clarke; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: Christmas Reading? Humberto Barreto wrote on 12/16/99 6:29 AM: Does anyone know of a book on statistics (or maths) that likewise is a good non-technical read? perhaps about some statistical 'characters' or perhaps history of statistics. I bet you'd like James Gleick's stuff: Chaos: Making a New Science (1988) Genius (a bio of Richard Feynman) (1993) and his latest Faster: The Accelaration of Just About Everything, which I've just started. Happy holidays! The Cartooon Guide to Statistics by Larry Gonick is excellent. I recommend it to statistics students who are getting bogged down in the prose of more detailed texts. It has both history and humor yet accurately conveys the fundamental concepts of statistics. Paul Bernhardt
Re: Christmas Reading?
Last vacation I enjoyed reading Jostein Gaarder's "Sophie's World" which is an engaging and thought-provoking introduction to philosophy presented in the form of a novel. I can also recommend the following two books on mathematics and two other books on philosophy. John Allen Paulos "A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper" Rudy Rucker "The Fourth Dimension and How to Get There" Daniel Dennett "Consciousness Explained" (Philosophy of Mind) Robin Dunbar "The Trouble with Science" (Philosophy of Science) However, I shall be reading "The Meme Machine" by Susan Blackmore. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Graham Dr Graham D. Smith Psychology Division School of Behavioural Studies University College Northampton Boughton Green Road Northampton NN2 7AL Tel (01604) 735500 Ext 2393 Email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Graham Clarke wrote: Does anyone know of a book on statistics (or maths) that likewise is a good non-technical read? perhaps about some statistical 'characters' Not statistics, not even a 'maths' book but an enjoyable read is 'The Calendar' by David Ewing Duncan. The subtitle reads, The 5000 year struggle to align the clock and the heavens..." I read it recently, enjoyed it, and learned much. Cheers Rex -- Rex BoggsPhone: 0749 282 488 Glenmore SHS Fax: 0749 261 390 P.O. Box 5822, R.M.C.Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rockhampton QLD 4702 Australia -- Secondary Mathematics Assessment and Resource Database http://smard.cqu.edu.au -- Exploring Data website http://curriculum.qed.qld.gov.au/kla/eda/ --
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Rex Boggs wrote: "Not statistics, not even a 'maths' book but an enjoyable read is 'The Calendar' by David Ewing Duncan. The subtitle reads, The 5000 year struggle to align the clock and the heavens..."" Yes, the calendar is really quite a complex things, owing in large part to the fact that the revolution of Earth about the Sun is not an integral number of times longer than the rotation of the Earth upon its axis. For my part (and this may be very American of me), I feel that we should all just ante up and pay to have the Earth sped up or slowed down to solve the problem! Will Dwinnell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Christmas Reading?
Does anyone know of a book on statistics (or maths) that likewise is a good non-technical read? perhaps about some statistical 'characters' or perhaps history of statistics. I bet you'd like James Gleick's stuff: Chaos: Making a New Science (1988) Genius (a bio of Richard Feynman) (1993) and his latest Faster: The Accelaration of Just About Everything, which I've just started. Happy holidays! *** Humberto Barreto [EMAIL PROTECTED] x6315
Re: Christmas Reading?
Humberto Barreto wrote on 12/16/99 6:29 AM: Does anyone know of a book on statistics (or maths) that likewise is a good non-technical read? perhaps about some statistical 'characters' or perhaps history of statistics. I bet you'd like James Gleick's stuff: Chaos: Making a New Science (1988) Genius (a bio of Richard Feynman) (1993) and his latest Faster: The Accelaration of Just About Everything, which I've just started. Happy holidays! The Cartooon Guide to Statistics by Larry Gonick is excellent. I recommend it to statistics students who are getting bogged down in the prose of more detailed texts. It has both history and humor yet accurately conveys the fundamental concepts of statistics. Paul Bernhardt
