The Lady Tasting Tea : How Statistics Revolutionized Science in the Twentieth Century

Salsburg, David

ISBN 10: 0716741067 / ISBN 13: 9780716741060

Published by Freeman & Company, W. H., 2001

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Synopsis:

At a summer tea party in Cambridge, England, a lady states that tea poured into milk tastes differently than that of milk poured into tea. Her notion is shouted down by the scientific minds of the group. But one guest, by the name Ronald Aylmer Fisher, proposes to scientifically test the lady's hypothesis. In this book, readers encounter not only Ronald Fisher's theories (and their repercussions), but the ideas of dozens of men and women whose revolutionary work affects our everyday lives. Writing with verve and wit, author David Salsburg traces the rise and fall of Karl Pearson's theories, explores W. Edwards Deming's statistical methods of quality control (which rebuilt postwar Japan's economy), and relates the story of Stella Cunliff's early work on the capacity of small beer casks at the Guinness brewing factory. This book is not a book of dry facts and figures, but the history of great individuals who dared to look at the world in a new way.

About the Author: DAVID SALSBURG is a retired pharmaceutical company statistician, currently working as a private consultant.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Lady Tasting Tea : How Statistics ...
Publisher: Freeman & Company, W. H.
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: 1st.