Karl Pearson: The Scientific Life in a Statistical Age

by Theodore M. Porter

Book Overview

Karl Pearson, founder of modern statistics, came to this field by way of passionate early studies of philosophy and cultural history as well as ether physics and graphical geometry. His faith in science grew out of a deeply moral quest, reflected also in his socialism and his efforts to find a new basis for relations between men and women. This biography recounts Pearson's extraordinary intellectual adventure and sheds new light on the inner life...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691126356
• ISBN13: 9780691126357
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"