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The Seven Pillars of Statistical Wisdom

Stephen M. Stigler

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ISBN 9780674088917

Publication Date: 03/07/2016

240 pages

5-1/2 x 7 inches

9 halftones, 51 line illustrations, 2 tables

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Stephen M. Stigler is Ernest DeWitt Burton Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Chicago.

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