高斯与观测误差分布的发现

在数理统计的发展史上,最重要的事件也许就是观测误差分布的发现。统计学家们在寻找观测误差分布的过程中,创造了许多有用的统计理论和方法,不过观测误差分布发现的优先权最终属于伟大的德国科学家高斯。文章主要介绍了高斯发现观测误差分布的思考过程,并期望读者能从高斯天才的思想中获得有益的启迪。

Gauss and the Discovery of Distribution of Observation Error

In the history of mathematics and statistics,the most important event may be the discovery of distribution of observation error.In the course of founding distribution of observation error,statisticians established many useful statistical theories and methods.Finally the great Germany scientist C.F.Gauss gained the priority of discovery of distribution of observation error.The main content of this paper is an introduction about Gauss' thinking course of discovery of distribution of observation error and hope readers can obtain useful enlightenment from Gauss' genius thought.