History of Statistics in the UK and Ireland
Course Description
In this course students will walk the path of historical statisticians in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, both physically and in thought. Students will learn about, and critique the reasoning of, the founders of statistics, their circumstances, and sometimes flawed reasoning, that led to the creation of major statistical concepts such as correlation and hypothesis testing. Students will additionally learn about, and engage with, cryptography, data visualization, early computers, epidemiology, experimental design, gathering of information, sports statistics, and the role statistics played in the eugenics movement.
Acknowledgement
The planning of this course was supported by Cornell College and the American Statistical Association’s Section of Statistics and Data Science Education member initiative grant. I cannot thank each of these entities enough for their support!