Statistics. Encyclopedic dictionary.

Publication date 11 October 2004

French statistical science dictionary statistical definitions

General reference works (handbooks, dictionaries, bibliographies, etc.) pertaining to statistics (62-00)

The aim of this volume is to fill a gap in the statistical science literature, namely to produce a French statistical science dictionary. This dictionary contains definitions of the most commonly used statistical concepts and terms. For each concept/term, the exposition starts with a general description that is followed by some history, mathematical aspects, properties and limitations, a worked example, key words and a list of pertinent references. Dependent on the particular concept/term, not all of these headings will necessarily be included. The concept/term and key (related) words are also given in English. There are brief biographies of many of those researchers who have made fundamental contributions to statistical science, each biography being accompanied by a photograph. The dictionary will be of prime interest to those who are involved in the economic and social sciences, human sciences, life sciences and earth sciences. To limit the dictionary to a single volume, not all modern methods have been able to be included, such as image analysis and statistical genetics. The Introduction overviews the essential role that statistics has in pure and applied research.

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