Hotelling and Wilson on Statistical Inference: Local Attitudes and Universal Dreams.

During the early 1920s, a scattered group of American scholars, among whom were Harold Hotelling and E. B. Wilson, started a joint effort to develop statistical instruments in economics. They became interested in disparate topics such as the statistical determination of demand curves, business cycle...

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Published in:	History of Political Economy Vol. 56; no. 3; pp. 561 - 587
Main Authors:	Carvajalino, Juan, Mueller, Thomas Michael
Format:	Article
Published:	Duke University Press Jun2024
Subjects:	Harvard University Columbia University Stanford University Business cycles Attitude (Psychology) Economics education Inferential statistics Demand function Probability theory
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