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Florence Nightingale David

A Passionate Probabilist, Statistician, Historian, and Leader

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 978-3-031-77767-7
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
Erscheinungstermin: 28.02.2025
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This book examines Florence Nightingale David's life, contributions, and relationships throughout her life, as well as her subsequent legacy. Florence Nightingale David (1909-1993) was the first woman professor in the world's first academic statistics department, served in various British ministries during the war from 1939-1945, and was one of the first women to chair a statistics department in a research university.

In this biography, the life stories of David are used as a vehicle to explore a variety of questions surrounding culture and engagement in the statistical sciences.


Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9783031777677
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-3-031-77767-7
  • Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
  • Erscheinungstermin: 28.02.2025
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: Erscheinungsjahr 2025
  • Produktform: Gebunden
  • Gewicht: 618 g
  • Seiten: 201
  • Format (B x H x T): 183 x 260 x 18 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
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Introduction.- Part I At the Glass Ceiling.- Chapter 1 Deserving (1955-1957).- Part II Up the Hill.- Chapter 2 Growing (1909-1928).- Chapter 3 Learning (1928-1931).- Part III In the Trenches.- Chapter 4 Rising (1931-1938).- Chapter 5 Serving (1939-1946).- Part IV Up the Ladder.- Chapter 6 Renewing (1946-1957).- Chapter 7 Transitioning (1957-1967).- Part V In the New World.- Chapter 8 Arriving (1967-1974).- Chapter 9 Leading (1973-1977).- Part VI Down the Memory Lane.- Chapter 10 Remembering.- Chapter 11 Ending (1977-8).- Part VII Over the Lifetime.- Chapter 12 Summarizing.