Florence Nightingale (1820–1910): A Pioneer of Data Visualisation
| Autor: | Noel-Ann Bradshaw |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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030504 nursing
business.industry Data management 05 social sciences 050109 social psychology Detailed data Medical statistics Early life 03 medical and health sciences Politics Data visualization 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 0305 other medical science business Order (virtue) Classics Statistician |
| Zdroj: | Association for Women in Mathematics Series ISBN: 9783319666938 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-319-66694-5_11 |
| Popis: | In this chapter Florence Nightingale is positioned not just as a mathematician and statistician but also as a forerunner of the modern-day areas now known as operational research and data science. The chapter begins by examining the influences in Nightingale’s early life which led to her interest in, and aptitude for, mathematics and statistics. A selection of the various detailed data charts that she created in order to influence political decision making is discussed. Following on from her charts, Nightingale’s commentary on some of the statistical calculations and data management by army officials during and after the Crimean War is presented and there is discussion on the enormous impact of her work on the mortality rate of soldiers in the British Army and her subsequent significant influence on the reorganisation of army medical statistics. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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