THE SEVEN PILLARS OF STATISTICAL WISDOM

Statistics, as we know, is the study of the collection, analysis, interpretation, and organization of data. But what gives statistics unity as a science? What distinguishes it from disciplines like mathematics and computer science?

In this accessible book, Stephen Stigler identifies and explains the seven foundational ideas of statistical science and how they emerged from history.

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