Chapter 1. Essential Terms, Definitions, and Background Information
Chapter 2. Pre-1888 Authors, other than Francis Galton
Chapter 3. Francis Galton, before December 1888
Chapter 4. Francis Galton, December 1888
Chapter 5. Francis Galton, after December 1888
Chapter 6. 1889 to 1900
Chapter 7. 1900 to 1930
Chapter 8. 1930 to 2000
Chapter 9. 21st Century and Beyond
Biography
John Nicholas Zorich has a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in botany from the University of California. He has worked in the biotechnology industry since 1979, in QA/QC, Mfg. and R&D. For the past 25 years, he has worked as a statistical consultant to that industry. His consulting clients have included several large multi-national biotechnology companies as well as many Silicon Valley startups. He designs statistical application software programs that have been purchased by more than 140 companies, world-wide. For almost 20 years, he has been the in-house subject-matter expert in statistics for one of the EU medical-device Notified Bodies. For 20 years, he's been an instructor in applied industrial statistics for the Biotechnology Center of Ohlone College and is an annual guest lecturer in applied statistics in the Graduate Department of Biomedical Engineering at San Jose State University. In recent years, he's published three papers on aspects of teaching statistics, and published one paper on how to extend the shelf-life of pharmaceuticals simply by improving the statistical method of calculation. The research for this book on correlation has been an ongoing passion of his for the past 30 years. He lives in Houston, Texas, with his wife Sylvia. When not involved in statistical pursuits, he enjoys gardening, reading, and traveling.
"The History of Correlation, is a meticulously researched compendium offering a panoramic study of the concept. From tracing its evolution to its status as a cornerstone of modern-day data analysis, the book traverses the many facets of correlation that the world has witnessed. Arguably, the most significant contribution of the book is its organizational framework, which helps readers get wind of the many uses of the term correlation throughout history.
Zorich, the author, talks about three categories of correlation: (1) Observational Correlation, (2) Relational Correlation, and (3) Co-relational Correlation.
Overall, John Nicholas Zorich has produced an invaluable reference for historians of science, professors, and students of statistics. Through painstaking and meticulous analysis of approximately 450 publications, he has corrected long-standing errors in the historical record, such as persistent but false claims about correlation. The primary strength of this book lies in its dual nature. On the one hand, it is a rigorous academic text calling for substantial care in interpretation. On the other hand, it is both serious and humorous."
~Firdous Ahmad Mala, Tehnometrics
