The Problem of Estimation; a Seventeenth-century Controversy and its Bearing on Modern Statistical Questions, Especially Index-numbers

by Correa Moylan Walsh

This book examines a seventeenth-century dispute over statistical estimation methods and argues for its relevance to modern statistical questions. Walsh explains the controversy in detail, drawing on important mathematical and statistical concepts, and evaluates its implications for the use of index numbers and other estimation techniques today.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 101988682X
• ISBN13: 9781019886823
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Legare Street Press
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"