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Herschel on Estimation

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  • Robin L. Plackett

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Sir John Herschel expressed an interest from time to time over a long period in a problem that would now be called statistical. He gave his own proof of a relevant probability distribution, introduced a bivariate version of the probable error and estimated this parameter from the proportion of observations within a circular area. When theory was applied to observation, he noticed thai estimates obtained from different concentric circles steadily increased with distance from the centre. Herschel suggested an explanation which is confirmed here.

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  • Robin L. Plackett, 1992. "Herschel on Estimation," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society, vol. 155(1), pages 29-35, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jorssa:v:155:y:1992:i:1:p:29-35
    DOI: 10.2307/2982667
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