Thanks so much for the invaluable pointers folks! I just also wanted to note that my definition of statistics also includes data-mining, generic data-analysis, etc. , i.e. the statistics in the broad sense.
Any more thoughts? Thanks a lot! On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Richard M. Heiberger<r...@temple.edu> wrote: > Alan Izenman suggests: > > > I have lots of places worth checking out for him. It means a lot of > reading. > > Probably the first (and best) place to start is the set of Springer books > entitled "Breakthroughs in Statistics," which was edited by Kotz & Johnson. > There' are three (3) volumes: 1 (1992, corrected edition 2008), 2 (1993), > and III (1997). He should remember that the choices of breakthroughs are > those of the editors, and may not be others' choices. These volumes should > lead him in all sorts of directions. Each chapter in each of these volumes > contains the original paper with an introduction as to its significance. > > His project is bordering on the history of statistics, for which there > are many (many!) books to consult. If he needs further direction, let him > contact me. > > Best, > Alan. > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
