Statistics in the 21st Century

Originally published as a series in the Journal of the American Statistical Association, this collection of vignettes by the world's leading statistical theorists, methodologists, researchers, and practitioners examines statistics past, comments on its present, and speculates on its future. Organized around major areas of application and leading up to discussions on theory and methods, Statistics in the 21st Century forms a landmark record of the progress and perceived future of the discipline. No student, researcher, or practitioner of statistics should miss this extraordinary opportunity to view the world of statistics through the eyes of its foremost thinkers.