On the history and use of some standard statistical models

Details On the history and use of some standard statistical models On the history and use of some standard statistical models

2008-05-19

arxiv.org/abs/0805.2838v1

IMS Collections 2008, Vol. 2, 114-126

Mathematics

Statistics Theory

Published in at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/193940307000000419 the IMS Collections (http://www.imstat.org/publications/imscollec

Scientific paper

10.1214/193940307000000419

This paper tries to tell the story of the general linear model, which saw the light of day 200 years ago, and the assumptions underlying it. We distinguish three principal stages (ignoring earlier more isolated instances). The model was first proposed in the context of astronomical and geodesic observations, where the main source of variation was observational error. This was the main use of the model during the 19th century. In the 1920's it was developed in a new direction by R.A. Fisher whose principal applications were in agriculture and biology. Finally, beginning in the 1930's and 40's it became an important tool for the social sciences. As new areas of applications were added, the assumptions underlying the model tended to become more questionable, and the resulting statistical techniques more prone to misuse.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

On the history and use of some standard statistical models does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with On the history and use of some standard statistical models, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and On the history and use of some standard statistical models will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-648052