Abstract
THE normal or Gaussian distribution occupies a central position in statistical theory and practice, and is therefore naturally the most completely tabled distribution function. Prof. Kelley now takes a further step, and provides a table of the abscissæ and ordinates of the distribution to 8 decimal places against the cumulative probability as argument, proceeding by intervals of 0·0001. The table is clearly printed and of a convenient size, and the minimum of interpolation is required to provide results to the accuracy over likely to be demanded in statistical problems.
The Kelley Statistical Tables
By Prof. Truman Lee Kelley. Pp. vi + 136. (New York: The Macmillan Co., 1938.) 20s. net.
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Mathematics. Nature 144, 741 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144741c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/144741c0