The Pleasures of Statistics: The Autobiography of Frederick Mosteller (Paperback)

Why did Dewey beat Truman in the pre-election polls of 1948?- Sexual behavior in the United States: The Kinsey Report.- Learning theory: Founding mathematical psychology.- Who wrote the disputed Federalist papers, Hamilton or Madison?- The safety of anesthetics: The National Halothane Study.- Equality of educational opportunity: The Coleman Report.- Childhood.- Secondary school.- Carnegie Institute of Technology.- Graduate schools: Carnegie and Princeton.- Magic.- Beginning Research.- Completing the doctorate.- Coming to Harvard University.- Organizing statistics.- Evaluation.- Teaching.- Group Writing.- The Cape.- Biostatistics.- Health policy and management.- Health science policy.- Editors' epilogue.