Title :
An Early Statistical Calculation
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Abstract :
This Anecdotes department article describes an early analysis-of-variance program for the statistical design known as a Latin square. This program for statistical calculations was developed in 1956 on one of the first computers in Canada, an NCR 102D.
Keywords :
statistical analysis; Canada; Latin square; NCR 102D; early analysis-of-variance program; early statistical calculation; first computers; statistical design; Analysis of variance; Statistical analysis; Latin square; NCR; NCR 102A; NCR 102D; history of computing; statistical calculations;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2012.38
