{"product_id":"9780387779553","title":"The Pleasures of Statistics: The Autobiography of Frederick Mosteller","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Pleasures of Statistics: The Autobiography of Frederick Mosteller\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMosteller, Frederick; Fienberg, Stephen E.; Hoaglin, David C.; Tanur, Judith M.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 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 \u003cem\u003eFederalist\u003c\/em\u003e papers, safety of anesthetics, and a wide-ranging examination of the Coleman report on equality of educational opportunity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume is a companion to \u003cem\u003eSelected Papers of Frederick Mosteller\u003c\/em\u003e (Springer, 2006) and \u003cem\u003eA Statistical Model: Frederick Mosteller’s Contributions to Statistics, Science, and Public Policy\u003c\/em\u003e (Springer-Verlag, 1990).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrederick 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2010-01-12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780387779553\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-0-387-77956-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 229cm x152cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 344\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45937833443468,"sku":"9780387779553","price":107.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780387779553.jpg?v=1775766572","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780387779553","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}