FISHER, RONALD.

The Analysis of Variance with Various Binomial Transformations.

(No place, Oxford University Press, 1954). 8vo. Stapled. Extracted from "Biometrika", 1954. before being bound. Presumingly serving the purpose of an offprint. A very fine a clean copy, near mint. Pp. 130, (1), 131-139.

First appearance of Fisher's paper on the analysis of variance.

"Fisher devised his own extension of significance testing, the remarkable analysis of variance. This was bound in with his novel ideas on the wide subject of the theory of experimental design. He emphasized not merely the desirability but the logical necessity, in the design of an experiment whose results could not be freed from error, of maximizing efficiency (by devices such as blocks and confounding), and of introducing randomization in such a way as to furnish a valid estimate of the residual error. Whereas the time-honored practice in handling several factors had been to vary only one at a time during the experiment, Fisher pointed out that simultaneous variation was essential to the detection of possible interaction between factors, and that this change could be made without extra cost (in terms of experimental size and operational effort). Entrained with these innovations was the use of randomized blocks and Latin squares for the actual disposition of the test units." (DSB)

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