Annotated Readings in the History of Statistics

Annotated Readings in the History of Statistics by H. A. David
English | PDF | 2001 | 252 Pages | ISBN : 1441931740 | 20.15 MB
Interest in the his tory of statistics has grown substantially in recent years and the subject is now covered by a number of excellent books. S. M. Stigler's The History of Statistics (19S6) gives an overview up to 1900 while Anders Hald's two encyclopedic volumes A History of Probability and Statistics before 1750 and A History of Mathematical Statistics f'T'Om 1750 to 1930, published in 1990 and 1995, provide detailed mathematical discussion of the major contributions up to 1930.


Negotiating Femininities in the Neoliberal Night-Time Economy Too Much of a Girl

Negotiating Femininities in the Neoliberal Night-Time Economy: Too Much of a Girl? by Emily Nicholls
English | PDF,EPUB | 2018 (2019 Edition) | 314 Pages | ISBN : 3319933078 | 4.13 MB
This book explores the ways in which young women negotiate gendered and classed identities in nightlife venues. With a particular focus on the under-researched phenomenon of the 'girls' night out', this text explores tensions around what it means to be 'girly' in bars, pubs and clubs, examining throughout the ways in which being a 'girly girl' is simultaneously desired and derided in a postfeminist context.