Author Description

This volume is an insightful biographical account of the life and work of William Sealy Gosset, a highly influential figure in the development of modern statistical thinking. Based on his statistical correspondence, the book provides unique insight into the ideas discussed by Gosset and his peers, while reflecting the profound influence he was to have in areas such as the statistics of small samples. This volume will appeal to all statisticians interested in the development of statistics in the first four decades of this century.