- History, Science, Statistical methods, Statistiek
Discusses how statistics have changed the field of science in the twentieth century, focusing on the theories and ideas of famous scientists and thinkers.
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Cool, warm, classical in form and earnest.
- cooloverwhelming
- warmbleak
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
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About the book
- Author
- David Salsburg
- First published
- 2001
- Pages
- 352
- Publisher
- Owl Books, W. H. Freeman, Zahar
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISBN
- 9780805071344
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