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The Origins of Statistical Computing

September 1, 2006 Leave a Comment

David Alan Grier Interest in statistical computing began not with the invention of the personal computer in the 1980s or even with the rise of the large mainframe computer during the 1960s. Statistical computing became a popular field for study during the 1920s and 1930s, as universities and research labs began to acquire the early […]

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