This volume features contributions from many of the leading scientists in probability and statistics from the latter part of the 20th century. It is designed to appeal to researchers, professionals and students interested in the history and development of statistics and probability, as well as in related areas such as physics, biometry, economics and mathematics. Academic and professional statisticians should benefit from the book's coverage of contemporary developments in the field, as well as reflections on the future directions of the discipline.

This new edited volume features contributions from many of the leading scientists in probability and statistics from the latter part of the 20th century. It is the only book to assemble the views of these leading scientists--the pioneers in their respective fields. Stochastic Musings features contributions by: *Sir David Cox on statistics and econometrics; *C.R. Rao, M.B. Rao, and D.N. Shanbhag on convex sets of multivariate distributions and their extreme points; *Bradley Efron on the future of statistics; *David Freedman on regression association and causation; *Vic Barnett on sample...