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ERIC Number: EJ436641
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
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A Brief Look at the History of Probability and Statistics.
Lightner, James E.
Mathematics Teacher, v84 n8 p623-30 Nov 1991
The historical development of probability theory is traced from its early origins in games of chance through its mathematical foundations in the work of Pascal and Fermat. The roots of statistics are also presented beginning with early actuarial developments through the work of Laplace, Gauss, and others. (MDH)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Game Theory, Mathematics Education, Mathematics History, Mathematics Instruction, Probability, Secondary Education, Statistics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Historical Materials
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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