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Selected Papers of Frederick Mosteller

  • Frederick Mosteller is one of the best-known statisticians of this century and his influence has been widely felt throughout his research, teaching and his writings
  • Presents a collection of his most signifcant papers

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Statistics (SSS)

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Table of contents (42 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Frederick Mosteller—A Brief Biography

    • Stephen E. Fienberg
    Pages 1-5
  3. Bibliography

    Pages 7-55
  4. Unbiased Estimates for Certain Binomial Sampling Problems with Applications

    • M. A. Girshick, Frederick Mosteller, L. J. Savage
    Pages 57-68
  5. On Some Useful “Inefficient” Statistics

    • Frederick Mosteller
    Pages 69-100
  6. A k-Sample Slippage Test for an Extreme Population

    • Frederick Mosteller
    Pages 101-109
  7. The Uses and Usefulness of Binomial Probability Paper

    • Frederick Mosteller, John W. Tukey
    Pages 111-145
  8. The Education of a Scientific Generalist

    • Hendrik Bode, Frederick Mosteller, John W. Tukey, Charles Winsor
    Pages 147-156
  9. An Experimental Measurement of Utility

    • Frederick Mosteller, Philip Nogee
    Pages 179-219
  10. A Mathematical Model for Simple Learning

    • Robert R. Bush, Frederick Mosteller
    Pages 221-234
  11. A Model for Stimulus Generalization and Discrimination

    • Robert R. Bush, Frederick Mosteller
    Pages 235-250
  12. The World Series Competition

    • Frederick Mosteller
    Pages 251-274
  13. Principles of Sampling

    • William G. Cochran, Frederick Mosteller, John W. Tukey
    Pages 275-294
  14. Stochastic Models for the Learning Process

    • Frederick Mosteller
    Pages 295-307
  15. Factorial 1/2: A Simple Graphical Treatment

    • Frederick Mosteller, D. E. Richmond
    Pages 309-316
  16. A Comparison of Eight Models

    • Robert R. Bush, Frederick Mosteller
    Pages 317-332
  17. Optimal Length of Play for a Binomial Game

    • Frederick Mosteller
    Pages 333-335

About this book

Frederick Mosteller has inspired numerous statisticians and other scientists by his creative approach to statistics and its applications. This volume brings together 40 of his most original and influential papers, capturing the variety and depth of his writings. The editors hope to share these with a new generation of researchers, so that they can build upon his insights and efforts.

This volume of selected papers is a companion to the earlier volume A Statistical Model: Frederick Mosteller's Contributions to Statistics, Science, and Public Policy, edited by Stephen E. Fienberg, David C. Hoaglin, William H. Kruskal, and Judith M. Tanur (Springer-Verlag, 1990), and to Mosteller's forthcoming autobiography, which will also be published by Springer-Verlag. It includes a biography and a comprehensive bibliography of Mosteller's books, papers, and other writings.

Stephen E. Fienberg is Maurice Falk University Professor of Statistics and Social Science, in the Departments of Statistics and Machine Learning at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. David C. Hoaglin is Principal Scientist at Abt Associates Inc., Cambridge, MA.

Reviews

From the reviews:

"By selecting such a wide range of topics, the Editors provide an excellent source of information on many interesting statistical issues, and a valuable reminder of the value of statistical thinking to a wide variety of important problems." S.W. Lagakos for Short Book Reviews of the ISI, December 2006

"Frederick Mosteller (FM), an eminent and inspiring statistician, was still an active researcher in his 90th year of life … . I remain certain that most Technometrics readers … will benefit from this fine collection of FM papers spanning six decades. I must congratulate the editors for doing a fine job … . I believe this volume will be a welcome addition to the library/desk of any academic and professional statistician, and will be beneficial to the next generation of statisticians!" (Technometrics, Vol. 49 (2), 2007)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

    Stephen E. Fienberg

  • Abt Associates Inc., Cambridge

    David C. Hoaglin

Bibliographic Information

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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