Peter Flom wrote: > If you want to go further back, and explore some fascinating stuff, > try > > Franklin, J. (2001) The science of conjecture: Evidence and probablity > before Pascal John Hopkins UP Baltimore > > Coming forward a little bit in time, and getting more statistical > > Porter, TM (1986). The rise of statistical thinking 1820-1900. > Princeton UP, Princeton NJ > > Covering the same period, but differently, is > > Stigler, SM (1986). The history of statistics: The measure of > uncertainty before 1900 Harvard UP, Cambridge MA > > for the 20th century there's > > Salsburg, D (2002) The lady tasting tea: How statistics revolutionized > science in the 20th century Owl Books > > that should get you going! > > None of these books are very mathematical (Stigler is the most so). > > Peter > > Peter L. Flom, PhD > Assistant Director, Statistics and Data Analysis Core > Center for Drug Use and HIV Research > National Development and Research Institutes > 71 W. 23rd St > www.peterflom.com > New York, NY 10010 > (212) 845-4485 (voice) > (917) 438-0894 (fax) > >
An additional possibility is: Statisticians of the Centuries, edited by C.C. Heyde and E. Seneta. Springer-Verlag, 2001. this might suit if you prefer a biographical approach. A review of this book is at http://www.maa.org/reviews/statcent.html and this might give an idea of whether you would be interested in it. David Jones . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
