Statistical visions in time
Subtitle: a history of time series analysis, 1662-1938
By: Judy L. Klein.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York, NY, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 345
Subjects: Time-series analysis -- History
Description: "This work documents the history of techniques that statisticians use to manipulate economic, meteorological, biological, and physical data taken from observations recorded over time. The decomposition tools include index numbers, moving averages, relative time frameworks, and the use of differences (i.e., subtracting one observation from the previous value in the series). This history is accessible to students with a basic knowledge of statistics, as well as financial analysts, statisticians, and historians of economic thought and science."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-334) and index.