The statistical utilization of multiple measurements

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Fisher, R. A. 1938. The statistical utilization of multiple measurements. Annals of Eugenics. 8 (4), pp. 376-386. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-1809.1938.tb02189.x

Authors	Fisher, R. A.
Year of Publication	1938
Journal	Annals of Eugenics
Journal citation	8 (4), pp. 376-386
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-1809.1938.tb02189.x
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ISSN	20501420
Publisher	Wiley

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Statistical tables

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Pasteurised and Raw Milk

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XVII—The distribution of gene ratios for rare mutations

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The Resemblance between Twins, a Statistical Examination of Lauterbach's Measurements Correction

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On the capillary forces in an ideal soil; correction of formulae given by W. B. Haines

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Applications of Student's distribution New tables for testing the significance of observations Expansion of student's integral in powers of n-1

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Statistical methods for research workers

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Theory of statistical estimation

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The resemblance between twins, a statistical examination of Lauterbach's measurements

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Note on the numerical evaluation of a Bessel function derivative

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Ansell, P. R. and Fisher, R. A. 1925. Note on the numerical evaluation of a Bessel function derivative. Proceedings Of The London Mathematical Society. 24, pp. liv-lvi.

The influence of rainfall on the yield of wheat at Rothamsted

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Fisher, R. A. 1925. The influence of rainfall on the yield of wheat at Rothamsted. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 213 (402-410), pp. 89-142. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.1925.0003

On a distribution yielding the error functions of several well known statistics

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Fisher, R. A. 1924. On a distribution yielding the error functions of several well known statistics. Proceedings International Mathematical Congress, Toronto. 2, pp. 805-813.

The distribution of the partial correlation coefficient

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Fisher, R. A. 1924. The distribution of the partial correlation coefficient. Metron. 3, pp. 329-332.

The conditions under which X squared measures the discrepancy between observation and hypothesis

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Fisher, R. A. 1924. The conditions under which X squared measures the discrepancy between observation and hypothesis. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. 87 (3), pp. 442-450.

Note on Dr. Burnside's recent paper on errors of observation

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Fisher, R. A. 1923. Note on Dr. Burnside's recent paper on errors of observation. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 21, pp. 655-658.

Studies in crop variation. II. The manurial response of different potato varieties

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Fisher, R. A. and Mackenzie, W. A. 1923. Studies in crop variation. II. The manurial response of different potato varieties. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 13 (3), pp. 311-320. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859600003592

On the Interpretation of X squared from Contingency Tables, and the Calculation of P

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Fisher, R. A. 1922. On the Interpretation of X squared from Contingency Tables, and the Calculation of P. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. 85 (1), pp. 87-94. https://doi.org/10.2307/2340521

The correlation of weekly rainfall

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Fisher, R. A. and Mackenzie, W. A. 1922. The correlation of weekly rainfall. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 48 (203), pp. 234-245. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.49704820305

The goodness of fit of regression formulae, and the distribution of regression coefficients

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Fisher, R. A. 1922. The goodness of fit of regression formulae, and the distribution of regression coefficients. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. 85 (4), pp. 597-612. https://doi.org/10.2307/2341124

The accuracy of the plating method of estimating the density of bacterial populations: with particular reference to the use of Thornton's agar medium with soil samples

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Fisher, R. A., Thornton, H. G. and Mackenzie, W. A. 1922. The accuracy of the plating method of estimating the density of bacterial populations: with particular reference to the use of Thornton's agar medium with soil samples. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 9 (3‐4), pp. 325-359. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.1922.tb05962.x

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