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Features a biographical sketch of the German statistician Wilhelm Lexis (1837-1914), presented by the School of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of Saint Andrews in Scotland. Notes that Lexis initiated the study of time series with his 1879 article "On the Theory of the Stability of Statistical Series."
This book explores the life of economist and social scientist Wilhelm Lexis and the key demographic instrument named after him: the Lexis diagram. It describes this vital tool, which helps demographers visualize data, and examines its various forms through a specially designed example. As a result, readers get to see the Lexis diagram in practice and gain first-hand insight into its different forms. The authors first present a brief description of the life of W. Lexis with information about his childhood, studies, and work. Coverage details the places closely related to him as well as his working positions. It also lists and characterizes his publications. The book then goes on to summarize ...
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