R. A. Fisher, the Life of a Scientist

R. A. Fisher, the Life of a Scientist
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 560
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Book Synopsis R. A. Fisher, the Life of a Scientist by : Joan Fisher Box

Download or read book R. A. Fisher, the Life of a Scientist written by Joan Fisher Box and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1978 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nature and nurture; In the wilderness; Mathematical statistics; Rothamsted Experimental Station; Tests of significance; The design of experiments; The genetical theory of natural selection; The evolution of dominance; The role of a statistician; Galton Professor of Eugenics; Evolutionary ideas; In the United States and India; Blood groups in man; Losses of war; Arthur Balfour Professor of genetics; The biometrical movement; Scientific inference; Retirement.


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