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R A Fisher, design theory, and the Indian connection.
- Source :
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Journal of Biosciences . Sep2009, Vol. 34 Issue 3, p353-363. 11p. 2 Diagrams, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Design Theory, a branch of mathematics, was born out of the experimental statistics research of the population geneticist R A Fisher and of Indian mathematical statisticians in the 1930s. The field combines elements of combinatorics, finite projective geometries, Latin squares, and a variety of further mathematical structures, brought together in surprising ways. This essay will present these structures and ideas as well as how the field came together, in itself an interesting story. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MATHEMATICS
*STATISTICS
*MAGIC squares
*COMBINATORICS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02505991
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Biosciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 44232340
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12038-009-0041-3