著名统计学家和教育家弗雷德里克·莫斯特勒（Frederick Mosteller）以其独特的视角描述了他漫长职业生涯中的许多项目和事件。从在宾夕法尼亚州西部的卑微起步，到成为哈佛大学统计系及其他部门的创始主席，他以其不屈不挠的实用主义、创造性思维以及对学习和教学的热情，激励了许多统计学家、科学家和学生。这篇坦率的报道为我们提供了一个全新的视角，让我们了解到莫斯特勒之所以成为一名优秀的教师、一名多产的学者、一位受人尊敬的领导者和一位有价值的顾问。
这本书的一个特色是它的一章篇幅，包括1948年选举前民意调查的内幕报道、金赛报告中关于人类男性性行为的统计方面、数学学习理论、有争议的联邦党论文的作者、麻醉剂的安全性，以及对科尔曼教育机会平等报告的广泛审查。
本卷是弗雷德里克·莫斯特勒（Frederick Mosteller，2006）的论文选集和统计模型：弗雷德里克·莫斯特勒对统计、科学和公共政策的贡献（Springer Verlag，1990）。
弗雷德里克·莫斯特勒（1916-2006）是哈佛大学罗杰·I·李的数理统计教授。他的手稿在他去世时尚未完成，已经更新。
The Pleasures of Statistics: The Autobiography of Frederick Mosteller
From his unique perspective, renowned statistician and educator Frederick Mosteller describes many of the projects and events in his long career. From humble beginnings in western Pennsylvania to becoming the founding chairman of Harvard University’s Department of Statistics and beyond, he inspired many statisticians, scientists, and students with his unabashed pragmatism, creative thinking, and zest for both learning and teaching. This candid account offers fresh insights into the qualities that made Mosteller a superb teacher, a prolific scholar, a respected leader, and a valued advisor.
A special feature of the book is its chapter-length insider accounts of work on the pre-election polls of 1948, statistical aspects of the Kinsey report on sexual behavior in the human male, mathematical learning theory, authorship of the disputed Federalist papers, safety of anesthetics, and a wide-ranging examination of the Coleman report on equality of educational opportunity.
This volume is a companion to Selected Papers of Frederick Mosteller (Springer, 2006) and A Statistical Model: Frederick Mosteller’s Contributions to Statistics, Science, and Public Policy (Springer-Verlag, 1990).
Frederick Mosteller (1916–2006) was Roger I. Lee Professor of Mathematical Statistics at Harvard University. His manuscript was unfinished at his death and has been updated.
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