"Co-Relations and their Measurement, chiefly from Anthropometric Data", in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. **The Invention of the Statistical Concept of Correlation**

GALTON, Francis.

Published by London, Harrison and Sons., 1889

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GALTON, Francis. "Co-Relations and their Measurement, chiefly from Anthropometric Data", in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, London, Harrison and Sons, 1889. volume 45, ix,614,xipp, with the Galton on pp 135-145. This volume has been newly rebound in calf-backed marbled boards, with the boards carefully and measuredly antiqued somewhat to give the volume that-not-brand-new look. The calf is lovely. Provenance: there is an old rubber stamp on the title paeg for the math library of the University of Bonn. The text is VG+; the binding is new. [++] The creation of the correlation concept and the development of statistical techniques to measure it are presented the first time by polymathic Galton in this famous paper. Galton was interested in understanding the relationship between different variables and sought to quantify the strength and direction of these relationships. He introduced the concept of correlation as a statistical measure to assess the degree of association between two variables. Galton's work on correlation paved the way for modern statistical analysis and laid the foundation for the field of correlation and regression. (" In psychology Galton sowed the seeds of mental testing, of measuring sensory acuity, and of scaling and typing. In statistics he originated the concepts of regression and correlation."--Complete DSB online.) Galton was interested in understanding the relationship between different variables and sought to quantify the strength and direction of these relationships. He introduced the concept of correlation as a statistical measure to assess the degree of association between two variables. Galton's work on correlation paved the way for modern statistical analysis and laid the foundation for the field of correlation and regression. To study correlation, Galton collected large amounts of data and applied statistical methods to analyze them. One of his famous studies involved examining the relationship between the heights of parents and their children. Galton noticed that the heights of children tended to regress towards the average height of the population, rather than simply being the average of their parents' heights. This observation led him to develop the concept of regression toward the mean, which is closely related to correlation.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: "Co-Relations and their Measurement, chiefly from Anthropometric Data", in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. **The Invention of the Statistical Concept of Correlation**
• Publisher: London, Harrison and Sons.
• Publication Date: 1889
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
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  • Math & Logic