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January 1, 1974Biometrika

Studies in the History of Probability and Statistics. XXXIII Cauchy and the witch of Agnesi: An historical note on the Cauchy distribution

Stephen M. Stigler

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The history of the Cauchy distribution is reviewed, with an emphasis on its role in an early statistical dispute.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9dd2fddeada6cadea43659 https://doi.org/10.1093/biomet/61.2.375

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