The median is the message: Wilson and Hilferty's reanalysis of C. S. Peirce's experiments on the law of errors

Data is reanalyzed from an important series of 19th century experiments conducted by C. S. Peirce and designed to study the plausibility of the Gaussian law of errors for astronomical observations. Contrary to the findings of Peirce, but in accordance with subsequent analysis by Fréchet and Wilson and Hilferty, we find normality implausible and medians an attractive alternative to means for the analysis.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Koenker, Roger
Publisher:	London : Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice (cemmap)
Subject:	Statistischer Fehler \| Maßzahl \| Statistische Methode \| Dogmengeschichte

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Series:	cemmap working paper ; CWP28/08
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1920/wp.cem.2008.2808 [DOI] 583816673 [GVK] hdl:10419/64707 [Handle] RePEc:ifs:cemmap:28/08 [RePEc]
Source:	EconStor

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