People of Science with Brian Cox - Sir David Spiegelhalter

The Royal Society2018-02-12

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Sir David Spiegelhalter discusses how the work of amateur mathematician Thomas Bayes and statistician Ronald Fisher – who was also a leading proponent of the now completely discredited eugenics movement - helped to shape the current thinking of probability. (3/6)

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  • Title: People of Science with Brian Cox - Sir David Spiegelhalter
  • Creator: The Royal Society
  • Date Created: 2018-02-12
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  • Scientist: Thomas Bayes (1701-1761), Sir David John Spiegelhalter, OBE FRS, Ronald Aylmer Fisher FRS (1890-1962)
  • Field: Statistics
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