| Reference number | RR/51/132 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Second referee's report by Ronald Aylmer Fisher, on a paper 'On the independence of sums of squares in the analysis of variance' by S S Wilks |
| Date | [March 1934] |
| Description | Sectional Committee: Mathematics
Not recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. Finds the author 'ill aquainted with what the analysis of variance is, and what it is used for'. Considers publication of the paper to be unfair to students of mathematics. Criticises the author's references to his [Ronald Aylmer Fisher's] work.
[Not published]
Endorsed on verso as received 28 March 1934. |
| Extent | 10p |
| Format | Typescript |
| Physical description | Standardised form (type D) and letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/51/131 |
| RR/51/133 |
| RR/51/134 |
| RR/51/135 |
| RR/51/136 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7969 | Fisher; Sir; Ronald Aylmer (1890 - 1962); statistician and geneticist | 1890 - 1962 |