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Hitherto the user has been accustomed to accept the function of probability theory laid down by the mathematicians; but it would be good if he could take a larger share in formulating himself what are the practical requirements that the theory should satisfy in applications.
Egon Pearson
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Egon Pearson
Born:
August 11, 1895
Died:
June 12, 1980
(aged 84)
Bio:
Egon Sharpe Pearson, CBE FRS was one of three children and the son of Karl Pearson and, like his father, a leading British statistician.
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