This collection of essays brings together many of the world's
most distinguished statisticians to discuss a wide array of the
most important recent developments in data analysis. The book
honors John W. Tukey, one of the most influential statisticians of
the twentieth century, on the occasion of his eightieth birthday.
Contributors, some of them Tukey's former students, use his general
theoretical work and his specific contributions to Exploratory Data
Analysis as the point of departure for their papers. They cover
topics from "pure" data analysis, such as gaussianizing
transformations and regression estimates, and from "applied"
subjects, such as the best way to rank the abilities of chess
players or to estimate the abundance of birds in a particular
area.
Tukey may be best known for coining the common computer term
"bit," for binary digit, but his broader work has revolutionized
the way statisticians think about and analyze sets of data. In a
personal interview that opens the book, he reviews these
extraordinary contributions and his life with characteristic
modesty, humor, and intelligence. The book will be valuable both to
researchers and students interested in current theoretical and
practical data analysis and as a testament to Tukey's lasting
influence.
The essays are by Dhammika Amaratunga, David Andrews, David
Brillinger, Christopher Field, Leo Goodman, Frank Hampel, John
Hartigan, Peter Huber, Mia Hubert, Clifford Hurvich, Karen Kafadar,
Colin Mallows, Stephan Morgenthaler, Frederick Mosteller, Ha
Nguyen, Elvezio Ronchetti, Peter Rousseeuw, Allan Seheult, Paul
Velleman, Maria-Pia Victoria-Feser, and Alessandro Villa.
Originally published in 1997.
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