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Studies in the History of Probablity and Statistics. XXX. Abraham De Moivre's 1733 derivation of the normal curve: A bibliographical note

1972; Oxford University Press; Volume: 59; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/biomet/59.3.677

1464-3510

R. H. Daw, E. S. Pearson,

Probability and Statistical Research

De Moivre's original derivation of the normal curve in a 7 page Note in Latin and its English translations in the 1738 and 1756 editions of his The Doctrine of Chances are described. Karl Pearson's and R. C. Archibald's views on it are discussed. The finding of three further copies of the Note is reported.