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A History of Parametric Statistical Inference from Bernoulli to Fisher, 1713–1935Gauss’s Derivation of the Normal Distribution and the Method of Least Squares, 1809

A History of Parametric Statistical Inference from Bernoulli to Fisher, 1713–1935: Gauss’s... [Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) was born into a humble family in Brunswick, Germany. His extraordinary talents were noted at an early age, and his father allowed him to enter the local Gymnasium in 1788, where he excelled in mathematics and numerical calculations as well as in languages. Impressed by his achievements, a professor at the local Collegium Carolinum recommended him to the Duke of Brunswick, who gave Gauss a stipend, which made it possible for him to concentrate on study and research from 1792 until 1806, when the Duke died. For three years Gauss studied mathematics and classics at the Collegium Carolinum; in 1795 he went to the University of Göttingen and continued his studies for another three years. From 1798 he worked on his own in Brunswick until he in 1807 became professor in astronomy and director of the observatory in Göttingen, where he remained for the rest of his life.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A History of Parametric Statistical Inference from Bernoulli to Fisher, 1713–1935Gauss’s Derivation of the Normal Distribution and the Method of Least Squares, 1809

Part of the Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences Book Series
Springer Journals — Jan 1, 2007
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Springer New York
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© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2007
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978-0-387-46408-4
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55 –61
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10.1007/978-0-387-46409-1_7
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[Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) was born into a humble family in Brunswick, Germany. His extraordinary talents were noted at an early age, and his father allowed him to enter the local Gymnasium in 1788, where he excelled in mathematics and numerical calculations as well as in languages. Impressed by his achievements, a professor at the local Collegium Carolinum recommended him to the Duke of Brunswick, who gave Gauss a stipend, which made it possible for him to concentrate on study and research from 1792 until 1806, when the Duke died. For three years Gauss studied mathematics and classics at the Collegium Carolinum; in 1795 he went to the University of Göttingen and continued his studies for another three years. From 1798 he worked on his own in Brunswick until he in 1807 became professor in astronomy and director of the observatory in Göttingen, where he remained for the rest of his life.]

Published: Jan 1, 2007

Keywords: Central Limit Theorem; Location Parameter; Inverse Probability; Posterior Mode; Quadratic Reciprocity

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