On the Transition from .Student's. z to .Student's. t

Authors
Eisenhart, Churchill
Citation
Eisenhart, Churchill, On the Transition from .Student's. z to .Student's. t, American statistician , 33(1), 1979, pp. 6-12
Journal title
American statistician → ACNP
ISSN journal
00031305
Volume
33
Issue
1
Year of publication
1979
Pages
6 - 12
Database
ACNP
SICI code
Abstract
The change from the z of .Student's. 1908 paper to the t of present day statistical theory and practice is traced and documented.It is shown that the change was brought about by the extension of .Student's. approach, by R.A. Fisher, to a broader class of problems, in response to a direct appeal from .Student. for a solution to one of these problems.