Statistikk og sannsynlighetsregning : en skisse av det statistiske miljø i Norge fra ca. 1850 og emnenes plass i den norske skolen i nyere tid

2011

Masteroppgave i matematikkdidaktikk- Universitetet i Agder 2011 The topic of this thesis is statistics and probability theory in Norway. The research question is: Which position has statistics and probability theory had in the Norwegian school, and how has the statistics environment developed in Norway from the middle of the 18th century? First, I will provide a historical overview of how the statistics environment has developed in Norway from around 1850 and until 1960s-1970s. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1876), Den norske aktuarforening (1904), Norsk matematisk forening (1918) and Norsk statistisk forening (1936) will be central. I will also provide an overview of how the education in mathemat…