The Politics of Large Numbers: A History of Statistical Reasoning - Hardcover

Desrosieres, Alain

 
9780674689329: The Politics of Large Numbers: A History of Statistical Reasoning
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0674689321 ISBN 13: 9780674689329
Verlag: Harvard University Press, 1998

Inhaltsangabe

Statistics-driven thinking is ubiquitous in modern society. In this study of the history of statistics, which begins with probability theory in the 17th century, Alain Desrosieres shows how the evolution of modern statistics has been inextricably bound up with the knowledge and power of governments. He traces the complex reciprocity between modern governments and the mathematical artifacts that both dictate the duties of the state and measure its successes.

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Críticas

Alain Desrosieres's ambitious and critical study seeks to reconstruct the modern historical contexts in which the use of statistics and statistical methods evolved rapidly...There is no other book quite like "The Politics of Large Numbers". Its uniqueness lies in its impressive historical and intellectual sweep. In addition to tracing the changing connections between state construction, scientific development, and statistical reasoning in modern times, it highlights their recent intersections in ways that may be of particular interest to readers.--Joseph P. Smaldone"Perspectives on Political Science" (09/01/1999)

Reseña del editor

Statistics-driven thinking is ubiquitous in modern society. In this study of the history of statistics, which begins with probability theory in the 17th century, Alain Desrosieres shows how the evolution of modern statistics has been inextricably bound up with the knowledge and power of governments. He traces the complex reciprocity between modern governments and the mathematical artifacts that both dictate the duties of the state and measure its successes.

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Verlag
Harvard University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1998
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0674689321
ISBN 13 
9780674689329
Einband
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Anzahl der Seiten
380
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