The articles listed here contain the core of Pearson\u2019s contribution to statistics. Stigler (1986) and Hald are good general guides but additional references are noted after each article. Links are given to the Biblioth\u00e8que Nationale for the Phil. Trans. papers.<\/p>\n
Karl Pearson (1894) Contributions to the Mathematical Theory of Evolution, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 185, 71-110. JSTOR<\/p>\n
(Introduces the method of moments and applies it to estimating a mixture of normal distributions:\u00a0 Magnello (1996))<\/p>\n
Karl Pearson (1895) Contributions to the Mathematical Theory of Evolution. II. Skew Variation in Homogeneous Material, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 186, 343-414. JSTOR<\/p>\n
(Introduces the Pearson system of curves: Magnello (1996))<\/p>\n
Karl Pearson (1896) Mathematical Contributions to the Theory of Evolution.\u00a0 III. Regression, Heredity and Panmixia, Philosophical\u00a0 Transactions\u00a0 of\u00a0 the\u00a0 Royal Society A, 187, 253-318.\u00a0 JSTOR<\/p>\n
(Develops normal correlation and regression and applies them to heredity:\u00a0 Aldrich (1995)\u00a0 Magnello (1998c))<\/p>\n
Karl Pearson & L. N. G. Filon (1898) Mathematical Contributions to the Theory of Evolution IV. On the Probable Errors of Frequency Constants and on the Influence of Random Selection on Variation and Correlation, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 191, 229-311. JSTOR<\/p>\n
(Presents a way of calculating probable errors and applies it to method of moments estimators: Dale\u00a0 Aldrich (1997))<\/p>\n
Karl Pearson (1900) On the Criterion that a Given System of Deviations from the Probable in the Case of Correlated System of Variables is such that it can be Reasonably Supposed to have Arisen from Random Sampling, Philosophical Magazine, 50, 157-175. here<\/p>\n
(Introduces the \u03c72 goodness of fit test. Lancaster\u00a0 Plackett\u00a0 Barnard\u00a0 Magnello (1998c)\u00a0 Magnello (2005))<\/p>\n
These articles were all written before Biometrika was founded. With some other non- Biometrika pieces they were reprinted (without editorial additions) in<\/p>\n
E. S. Pearson (editor) (1948) Karl Pearson\u2019s Early Statistical Papers, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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