Reminiscences of a Statistician

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Reminiscences of a Statistician is written by Erich L. Lehmann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0387715975 (ISBN 10) and 9780387715971 (ISBN 13).

This relatively nontechnical book is the first account of the history of statistics from the Fisher revolution to the computer revolution. It sketches the careers, and highlights some of the work, of 65 people, most of them statisticians. What gives the book its special character is its emphasis on the author's interaction with these people and the inclusion of many personal anecdotes. Combined, these portraits provide an amazing fly-on-the-wall view of statistics during the period in question. The stress is on ideas and technical material is held to a minimum. Thus the book is accessible to anyone with at least an elementary background in statistics.