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The troubling legacy of Francis Galton

Significance
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2019.01275.x
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Few figures stand taller in the history of statistics than Sir Francis Galton. But can we separate Galton's achievements in statistical science from his views on race and his association with eugenics? By Robert Langkjær-Bain.

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Langkjær-Bain, R. (2019, June 1). The troubling legacy of Francis Galton. Significance. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-9713.2019.01275.x

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