R. A. Fisher and his advocacy of randomization

Journal of the History of Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 295-325

  Hall, Nancy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

"student"; Charles Darwin; Charles S. Peirce; Experimental design; Probable error; Randomization; Ronald A. Fisher; Rothamsted; Small samples; William S. Gosset

Indexed keywords

HISTORY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 34347343917     PISSN: 00225010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10739-006-9119-z     Document Type: Review

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