Karl Pearson and the Scandinavian school of statistics
Guttorp, Peter; Lindgren, Georg (2009). Karl Pearson and the Scandinavian school of statistics. International Statistical Review, 77, (1), 64 - 71
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Authors:
Guttorp, Peter
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Lindgren, Georg
Department:
Mathematical Statistics
Spatio-Temporal Stochastic Modelling Group
Research Group:
Spatio-Temporal Stochastic Modelling Group
Abstract:
The relationship between Karl Pearson and the Scandinavian statisticians was more of a competitive than a collaborative nature. We describe the leading statisticians and stochasticists of the Scandinavian school, and relate some of their work to the work of Pearson.
Keywords:
Gram–Charlier series ;
genetics ;
Cram´er ;
Johannsen ;
Hjort ;
jump process ;
optimal design ;
Kiaer ;
telephone theory ;
survey sampling ;
Thiele.
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