International statistics at the millennium: Progressing or regressing?

Authors
Stigler, SM
Citation
Sm. Stigler, International statistics at the millennium: Progressing or regressing?, INT STAT R, 68(2), 2000, pp. 111-121
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL REVIEW
ISSN journal
03067734 → ACNP
Volume
68
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
111 - 121
Database
ISI
SICI code
0306-7734(200008)68:2<111:ISATMP>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
To assess the current state of international statistics at the commencement of a new millennium, a small retrospective study is presented. Such a stud y is necessarily statistical, and its intrinsic biases are discussed. Based upon past data a specific prediction for the distant future is advanced.