Fisher, Neyman, and the Creation of Classical Statistics [electronic resource] /
Lehmann, Erich L.author.
Classical statistical theory—hypothesis testing, estimation, and the design of experiments and sample surveys—is mainly the creation of two men:  Ronald A. Fisher (1890-1962) and Jerzy Neyman (1894-1981).  Their contributions sometimes complemented each other, sometimes occurred in parallel, and, particularly at later stages, often were in strong opposition.  The two men would not be pleased to see their names linked in this way, since throughout most of their working lives they detested each other.  Nevertheless, they worked on the same problems, and through their combined efforts created a new discipline. This new book by E.L. Lehmann, himself a student of Neyman’s, explores the relationship between Neyman and Fisher, as well as their interactions with other influential statisticians, and the statistical history they helped create together. Lehmann uses direct correspondence and original papers to recreate an historical account of the creation of the Neyman-Pearson Theory as well as Fisher’s dissent, and other important statistical theories.
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Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 The Lives of Fisher and Neyman; 1.2 Karl Pearson (1857-1936); 1.3 William Sealy Gosset ("Student") (1876-1937); 1.4 Egon S. Pearson ( 1895 -1980); 1.5 Fisher's Foundations Paper; 1.6 Estimation and Testing; Chapter 2: Fisher's Testing Methodology; 2.1 The Small-Sample and c 2 Papers; 2.2 "Statistical Methods for Research Workers" I; 2.3 "Statistical Methods for Research Workers" II; 2.4 The Reception of SMRW; 2.5 The Assumption of Normality; 2.6 The Impact of Fisher's SMRW; 2.7 Snedecor's "Statistical Methods": (George Snedecor)
Chapter 3: The Neyman-Pearson Theory3.1 Start of the Collaboration; 3.2 Likelihood Ratio Tests; 3.3 A New Approach; 3.4 The Core Results; 3.5 The Process of Joint Work; 3.6 Retrospective; Chapter 4: Fisher's Dissent; 4.1 Fisher's Early Reaction; 4.2 The Fourfold Table; 4.3 The Behrens-Fisher Problem; 4.4 Fixed Significance Levels vs. p -values; 4.5 Fisher's "Statistical Methods and Scientific Inference"; 4.6 Inductive Inference vs. Inductive Behavior; 4.7 Personal Aspects I; 4.8 Personal Aspects II; Chapter 5: The Design of Experiments and Sample Surveys; 5.1 Lady Tasting Tea
5.2 An Experiment of Darwin's5.3 Randomized Blocks; 5.4 Latin Squares; 5.5 Factorial Designs; 5.6 More Complex Designs; 5.7 Further Developments; 5.8 Design of Sample Surveys; Chapter 6: Estimation; 6.1 Point Estimation; 6.2 Fiducial Inference; 6.3 Confidence Intervals; 6.4 Some Priority Considerations; 6.5 Fisher's Concept of Probability; Chapter 7: Epilog; 7.1 A Review; 7.2 Further Developments; Appendix; References
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Classical statistical theory—hypothesis testing, estimation, and the design of experiments and sample surveys—is mainly the creation of two men:  Ronald A. Fisher (1890-1962) and Jerzy Neyman (1894-1981).  Their contributions sometimes complemented each other, sometimes occurred in parallel, and, particularly at later stages, often were in strong opposition.  The two men would not be pleased to see their names linked in this way, since throughout most of their working lives they detested each other.  Nevertheless, they worked on the same problems, and through their combined efforts created a new discipline. This new book by E.L. Lehmann, himself a student of Neyman’s, explores the relationship between Neyman and Fisher, as well as their interactions with other influential statisticians, and the statistical history they helped create together. Lehmann uses direct correspondence and original papers to recreate an historical account of the creation of the Neyman-Pearson Theory as well as Fisher’s dissent, and other important statistical theories.
Fisher, Ronald Aylmer, Sir, 1890-1962.
Neyman, Jerzy, 1894-1981.
Statistics .
Statistical Theory and Methods.