Statistics in U.S. Universities in 1933 and the establishment of the statistical laboratory at iowa state

Statistical Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 66-74

  David, Herbert A ^a  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

History of statistics; Statistical texts in 1933

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342358481     PISSN: 08834237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/ss/1028905974     Document Type: Article

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